tilefish
noun
tilefish is spelled T-I-L-E-F-I-S-H: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tilefish means “Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tilefish is tilefishes.
How many letters and syllables are in tilefish?
| Letters | 8: T-I-L-E-F-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 tilefish?
Tilefish appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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).
Forms of tilefish
- tilefishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tilefish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tilefish come from?
From tile + fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).