Tillie
"tillie" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Tillie” is uncommon English (frequency #70,330 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #70,330
- frequency rank, English
- 3,151
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tillie · Tillie · English
Tillie · rank #70,330 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #70,330
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,151
- PHOTO-FINISH Tibbs
Nearest frequency peer: Tibbs (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “Tillie”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- telegraphic
telegraphic
29,677 corpus weight
- Tertullian
Tertullian
29,676 corpus weight
- thallium
thallium
29,675 corpus weight
- Tibbs
Tibbs
29,673 corpus weight
- Tillie
Tillie
29,671 corpus weight
- Tissot
Tissot
29,668 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Tillie” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tillie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #70,330 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Tillie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Tillie is uncommon English at frequency #70,330 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tillie, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Matilda. The correct English form is Tillie, spelled T-I-L-L-I-E.
Definition
- 1A diminutive of the female given name Matilda.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tillie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Without reason, against prudence, and at a moment’s notice, he fell in love with a frivolous, golden-haired girl who used to tear about Simla Mall on a high, rough waler, with a blue velvet jockey-cap crammed over her eyes. Her name was Venner—Tillie Venner—and she was delightful.
Etymology
From Matilda.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).