tchotchke
tchotch·ke/ˈt͡ʃɑt͡ʃkə/noun
tchotchke is spelled T-C-H-O-T-C-H-K-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (tchotch·ke). It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tchotchke means “A small ornament of minor value; a knick-knack, a trinket” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tchotchke is tchotchkes.
How many letters and syllables are in tchotchke?
| Letters | 9: T-C-H-O-T-C-H-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tchotch·ke |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 tchotchke?
Tchotchke appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 tchotchke?
- UK /ˈt͡ʃɒt͡ʃkə/
- US /ˈt͡ʃɑt͡ʃkə/
- US /-ki/
Tchotchke has 2 syllables, split tchotch·ke in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tchotchke.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tchotchke
- tchotchkes plural
- chachka
- chatchka
- chatchke
- chotchke
- tsatske
- tshatshke
- tsotchke
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tchotchke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USinformalA small ornament of minor value; a knick-knack, a trinket.
- 2
USdatedinformalAn attractive girl or woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tchotchke come from?
Borrowed from Yiddish טשאַטשקע (tshatshke, “ornament; trinket; toy; (figurative) attractive girl or woman”), from a Slavic language and probably ultimately imitative of a baby’s utterances.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).