tetter
tet·ter/ˈtɛtɚ/verb
tetter is spelled T-E-T-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tet·ter). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tetter means “To affect with tetter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tetter?
| Letters | 6: T-E-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tet·ter |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tetter?
Tetter appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 tetter?
- UK /ˈtɛtə/
- US /ˈtɛtɚ/
- US /-ɾɚ/
Tetter has 2 syllables, split tet·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with tetter?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tetter from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tetter
- tetters present, singular, he/she/it
- tettering participle, present
- tettered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tetter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To affect with tetter.
noun
- 1
archaicAny of various pustular skin conditions.
- 2
obsoletePotato, or sweet potato root.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tetter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense skin condition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dartre |
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 tetter come from?
From Middle English teter, from Old English teter, tetr, tetra, from Proto-West Germanic *tetru, from Proto-Germanic *tetruz, *tetruhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dedru-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split, crack”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).