tintype
/ˈtɪntaɪp/noun, verb
tintype is spelled T-I-N-T-Y-P-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tintype means “An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tintype is tintypes.
How many letters and syllables are in tintype?
| Letters | 7: T-I-N-T-Y-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 tintype?
Tintype appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 tintype?
- /ˈtɪntaɪp/
Tintype has 2 syllables (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).
Forms of tintype
- tintypes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tintyping participle, present
- tintyped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tintype mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An early, remarkably durable form of photograph (technically a photographic negative), printed on a tin plate, then varnished.
verb
- 1
To produce a tintype image of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tintype come from?
From tin + type.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).