tilth
/tɪlθ/noun
tilth is spelled T-I-L-T-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tilth means “Agricultural labour; husbandry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tilth is tilths.
How many letters and syllables are in tilth?
| Letters | 5: T-I-L-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th 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 tilth?
Tilth appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 tilth?
- /tɪlθ/
Tilth has one syllable (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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tilth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tilth
- tilths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tilth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- 2
The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.
The land is in good tilth and ready to plant.
- 3
Cultivated land
- 4
Rich cultivated soil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tilth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the state of being tilled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ameublissement |
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 tilth come from?
From Middle English tilthe, from Old English tilþ, tilþe, corresponding to till + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).