tidbit
/ˈtɪd.bɪt/noun
tidbit is spelled T-I-D-B-I-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tidbit means “A part of poultry when prepared as food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tidbit is tidbits.
How many letters and syllables are in tidbit?
| Letters | 6: T-I-D-B-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 tidbit?
Tidbit appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 tidbit?
- /ˈtɪd.bɪt/
- [ˈtʰɪd̚.bɪt̚]
Tidbit 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). Recordings: En-us-tidbit.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-tidbit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tidbit
- tidbits plural
- titbit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tidbit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA part of poultry when prepared as food
- 2
USA tasty morsel (of food).
- 3
USA short item of news, gossip, or information.
- 4
USGenerically, any small thing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tidbit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a tasty morsel of food:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Leckerbissen |
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 tidbit come from?
From Old English tid (“fond, tender, nice”) + English bit (“morsel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).