titi
/ˈtiːtiː/noun
titi is spelled T-I-T-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, titi means “Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of titi is titis.
How many letters and syllables are in titi?
| Letters | 4: T-I-T-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th 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 titi?
Titi appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 titi?
- /ˈtiːtiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-titi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with titi
Also written: tee-tee.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of titi
- titis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does titi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
- 2
Mutton bird.
- 3
A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
- 4
Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does titi come from?
Borrowed from Māori.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).