tiddly
/ˈtɪd.li/noun, adjective, interjection
tiddly is spelled T-I-D-D-L-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tiddly means “An alcoholic beverage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tiddly is tiddlies.
How many letters and syllables are in tiddly?
| Letters | 6: T-I-D-D-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 tiddly?
Tiddly appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 tiddly?
- /ˈtɪd.li/
Tiddly 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-au-tiddly.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tiddly
- tiddlies plural
- tiddlier comparative
- tiddliest superlative
- more tiddly comparative
- most tiddly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiddly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangAn alcoholic beverage.
adjective
- 1
Somewhat drunk
- 2
colloquialtiny; little
Jeff wouldn't slow down, not even a tiddly bit.
interjection
- 1
Alternative form of diddly (a trill sound)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).