tallit
/tɑˈliːt/noun
tallit is spelled T-A-L-L-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tallit means “A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tallit is tallits or tallitot.
How many letters and syllables are in tallit?
| Letters | 6: T-A-L-L-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tallit?
Tallit appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 tallit?
- /tɑˈliːt/
- /ˈtɑlɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tallit
- tallits plural
- tallitot plural
- tallitoth plural
- tallitim plural
- talleysim plural
- tallaisim plural
- dales
- dalles
- tales
- talis
- talith
- tallis
- tallith
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tallit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tallit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Jewish prayer shawl:
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 tallit come from?
From Hebrew טַלִּית (talít).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).