title
ti·tle/ˈtaɪ̯.təl/noun, verb, interjection
title is spelled T-I-T-L-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ti·tle). It appears 126 times per million words in written English, the 831st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, title means “The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of title is titles.
How many letters and syllables are in title?
| Letters | 5: T-I-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ti·tle |
| In writing | 126 times per million words; the 831st 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 title?
Title appears 126 times per million words in written English, the 831st 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 title?
- /ˈtaɪ̯.təl/
- [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰəl] ~ [ˈtʰaɪ̯.tʰl̩]
- /ˈtaɪ̯.ɾəl/
Title has 2 syllables, split ti·tle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-title.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of title
- titles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- titling participle, present
- titled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does title mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
I know the singer's name, but not the title of the song.
- 2
The name of a writing such as a book, which identifies it and usually describes its subject, with a short phrase that often summarizes its topic.
- 3
A published piece of media.
The retailer carries thousands of titles.
- 4
A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
Title II of the USA PATRIOT Act
- 5
An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification, such as Mister, Mr, Ms, Doctor, or Dr; for more examples, see :Category:en:Titles.
- 6
Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.
a good title to an estate, or an imperfect title
- 7
In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.
- 8
A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.
verb
- 1
To assign a title to; to entitle.
interjection
- 1
Used in the body of a post to indicate that the title has already said all that needs to be said.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate title?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of title: tit..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Title in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | titre , intitulé |
| German | Titel , Überschrift , Eigentumsrecht , Eigentumsnachweis |
| Portuguese | título |
| Spanish | título , tutela , titular |
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 title come from?
From Middle English title, titel, from Old English titul (“title, heading, superscription”), from Latin titulus (“title, inscription”). Doublet of tilde, titer/titre, titlo, tittle, and titulus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).