Teletubby
noun
Teletubby is spelled T-E-L-E-T-U-B-B-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Teletubby means “Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Teletubby is Teletubbies.
How many letters and syllables are in Teletubby?
| Letters | 9: T-E-L-E-T-U-B-B-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 Teletubby?
Teletubby appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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).
Forms of Teletubby
- Teletubbies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Teletubby mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the four color-coded tubby human-like characters in the BBC children's television series Teletubbies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teletubby in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense tubby character:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Télétubby |
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 Teletubby come from?
From tele- (television) + tubby.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).