teakettle
/ˈtiˌkɛtəl/noun, verb
teakettle is spelled T-E-A-K-E-T-T-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teakettle means “A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teakettle is teakettles.
How many letters and syllables are in teakettle?
| Letters | 9: T-E-A-K-E-T-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th 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 teakettle?
Teakettle appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 teakettle?
- US /ˈtiˌkɛtəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-teakettle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of teakettle
- teakettles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tea kettle
- tea-kettle
- teakettling participle, present
- teakettled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teakettle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
verb
- 1
rareTo make a shrill sound like a boiling teakettle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teakettle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a vessel for boiling water for tea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bouilloire, bouilloire à thé |
| German | Kessel, Teekessel |
| Portuguese | chaleira |
| Spanish | tetera |
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 teakettle come from?
From tea + kettle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).