tillering
noun, verb
tillering is spelled T-I-L-L-E-R-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tillering means “The property of grass species to produce multiple side shoots or tillers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tillering is tillerings.
How many letters and syllables are in tillering?
| Letters | 9: T-I-L-L-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 tillering?
Tillering appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 tillering
- tillerings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tillering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The property of grass species to produce multiple side shoots or tillers.
- 2
A side shoot or tiller.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of tiller
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tillering in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botanical property:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ahijamiento |
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.