tiny
/ˈtaɪni/adjective, noun
tiny is spelled T-I-N-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tiny means “Very small” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tiny?
| Letters | 4: T-I-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 42 times per million words; the 2,392nd 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 tiny?
Tiny appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd 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 tiny?
- /ˈtaɪni/
Tiny 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). Recordings: En-us-tiny.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tiny
- tinier comparative
- tiniest superlative
- tinies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tiny mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Very small.
noun
- 1
A small child; an infant.
- 2
Anything very small.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tiny in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | minuscule |
| German | winzig , Kleinkind |
| Portuguese | minúsculo, muito pequeno |
| Spanish | diminuto, minúsculo, pequeñito |
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 tiny come from?
From Middle English tine, tyne (“very small”) + -y. Perhaps from tine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).