titivil
/ˈtɪtɪvɪl/
"titivil" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“titivil” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.
Corpus desk
Index EN-titivil · titivil · English
titivil · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | titivil |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɪtɪvɪl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “titivil” in English
Rare enough to double-check
titivil is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɪtɪvɪl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.".
No misspelling variants are generated for titivil in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Titivillus, a demon said to introduce errors into the work of scribes. Used in medieval mystery plays, from which it entered common usage. The correct English form is titivil, spelled T-I-T-I-V-I-L.
Definition
- 1A mischievous gossip or a troublemaker.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how titivil appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
There is no moe such titifyls in Englandes ground, / To hold with the hare and run with the hound.
For the deuill hymself, to set farther diuision betwene the Englishe and Frenche nacion did apparell certain catchepoules, and Parasites, cōmonly called titiuils and tale tellers, to sowe discord and dissencion, betwene the dukes of Bedford and Burgoyne […]
Etymology
From Titivillus, a demon said to introduce errors into the work of scribes. Used in medieval mystery plays, from which it entered common usage.
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.