titch
/tɪt͡ʃ/noun, verb
titch is spelled T-I-T-C-H: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, titch means “A very small person; a small child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of titch is titches.
How many letters and syllables are in titch?
| Letters | 5: T-I-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th 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 titch?
Titch appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 titch?
- /tɪt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-titch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of titch
- titches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- titching participle, present
- titched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does titch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKcolloquialA very small person; a small child.
I ain't afraid of a titch like you.
- 2
UKcolloquialA small amount.
Is there any milk left? Just a titch.
- 3
colloquialA small amount of something.
I'll have just a titch more cake.
verb
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of touch.
- 2
Pronunciation spelling of teach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does titch come from?
From the stage name Little Tich; see tich. Attested since the 1880s. Possibly also from, or influenced by, a word from Old English ticcen (“young goat”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).