talkie
/ˈtɔːki/noun
talkie is spelled T-A-L-K-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, talkie means “A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of talkie is talkies.
How many letters and syllables are in talkie?
| Letters | 6: T-A-L-K-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,176th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is talkie?
Talkie appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,176th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce talkie?
- /ˈtɔːki/
Talkie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-talkie.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of talkie
- talkies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does talkie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedinformalA movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
- 2
datedA song in which the lyrics are spoken rather than sung.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Talkie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense movie with sound:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | film parlant |
| German | Tonfilm |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does talkie come from?
Clipping of talking picture, via + -ie, and thus morphologically parallel with movie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).