titillate
/ˈtɪtɪleɪt/
"titillate" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“titillate” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To stimulate or excite sensually.
Corpus desk
Index EN-titillate · titillate · English
titillate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | titillate |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “titillate” in English
Rare enough to double-check
titillate is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈtɪtɪleɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To stimulate or excite sensually.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for titillate, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin tītillātus, from tītillāre (“to tickle”). The correct English form is titillate, spelled T-I-T-I-L-L-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1To stimulate or excite sensually.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how titillate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The dancer titillated her audience with gyrations and suggestive movements.
Etymology
From Latin tītillātus, from tītillāre (“to tickle”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.