# title

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtaɪ.tl̩/ · frequency rank #839

## Definitions
1. The name of a film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.
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.
4. A section or division of a writing, as of an act of law or a book.
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.
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.
9. A written title, credit, or caption shown with a film, video, or performance.
10. The recognition given to the winner of a championship in sports.
11. The panel for the name, between the bands of the back of a book.
12. A long title.
13. A short title.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Etruscanbor.
Latin titulusbor.
Old English titul
Middle English title
English title
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.

## Easily confused with
- **tits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-tits)
- **tito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-tito)
- **tote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-tote)
- **Titus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-titus)
- **titty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-titty)
- **trite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-trite)
- **tulle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-tulle)
- **titles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-titles)
- **triple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-triple)
- **titled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-titled)
- **turtle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-turtle)
- **Tuttle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-tuttle)
- **trifle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/title-vs-trifle)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tie-vs-title)
- **tit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tit-vs-title)
- **time** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/time-vs-title)
- **till** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/till-vs-title)
- **tale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tale-vs-title)
- **tide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tide-vs-title)
- **tire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tire-vs-title)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ittle`, `tilte`, `titel`, `titlle`, `tittle`, `ttile`, `ttitle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/title