tiefling
/ˈtiːflɪŋ/noun
tiefling is spelled T-I-E-F-L-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tiefling means “A member of a race of beings having a combination of human and demonic/devilish ancestry, found especially in Dungeons & Dragons” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tiefling is tieflings.
How many letters and syllables are in tiefling?
| Letters | 8: T-I-E-F-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 tiefling?
Tiefling appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 tiefling?
- /ˈtiːflɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-tiefling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tiefling
- tieflings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiefling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a race of beings having a combination of human and demonic/devilish ancestry, found especially in Dungeons & Dragons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tiefling come from?
From German tief (“deep, low”) + -ling; coined for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).