Tilsit
noun
Tilsit is spelled T-I-L-S-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Tilsit means “Former name of Sovetsk: a city in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Tilsit?
| Letters | 6: T-I-L-S-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 Tilsit?
Tilsit appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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).
What does Tilsit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Former name of Sovetsk: a city in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia.
- 2
A light-yellow semihard smear-ripened cheese of East Prussian origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tilsit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Tilsit |
| German | Tilsit , Tilsiter |
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.
Where does Tilsit come from?
From German Tilsit, from the name of the Tilse River, from Old Prussian tilzi (“soggy”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).