tilbury
/ˈtɪlbəɹi/noun
tilbury is spelled T-I-L-B-U-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tilbury means “A small open two-wheeled carriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tilbury is tilburies.
How many letters and syllables are in tilbury?
| Letters | 7: T-I-L-B-U-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd 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 tilbury?
Tilbury appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 tilbury?
- UK /ˈtɪlbəɹi/
Tilbury has 3 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-tilbury.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tilbury
- tilburies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tilbury mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small open two-wheeled carriage.
- 2
obsoleteslangSixpence (formerly the fare from Gravesend to Tilbury Fort).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tilbury come from?
From Tilbury (“surname of the inventor”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).