tealight
/ˈtiˌlaɪt/noun
tealight is spelled T-E-A-L-I-G-H-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tealight means “A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tealight is tealights.
How many letters and syllables are in tealight?
| Letters | 8: T-E-A-L-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 152,206th 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 tealight?
Tealight appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 152,206th 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 tealight?
- US /ˈtiˌlaɪt/
Tealight has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tealight.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tealight
- tealights plural
- tea light
- tea-light
- tealite
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tealight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, typically circular candle encased in a thin metal cup, so that it liquefies completely when lit and burns as a wick immersed in molten wax.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tealight in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small, typically circular candle encased in thin metal cup:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bougie à réchaud, bougie chauffe-plat |
| German | Teelicht |
| Spanish | velita de taza |
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 tealight come from?
From tea + light, since they are sometimes used to keep a teapot warm. Compare Dutch theelicht (“tealight”), German Teelicht (“tealight”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).