teenie
noun
teenie is spelled T-E-E-N-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teenie means “A sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks could formerly be traded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teenie is teenies.
How many letters and syllables are in teenie?
| Letters | 6: T-E-E-N-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 teenie?
Teenie appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 teenie?
Teenie 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).
Words people confuse with teenie
Also written: teeny.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of teenie
- teenies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teenie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA sixteenth of a dollar, a unit in which stocks could formerly be traded.
- 2
Alternative spelling of teeny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does teenie come from?
From sixteen + -ie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).