tuffet
noun
tuffet is spelled T-U-F-F-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tuffet means “A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tuffet is tuffets.
How many letters and syllables are in tuffet?
| Letters | 6: T-U-F-F-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 tuffet?
Tuffet appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 tuffet?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-tuffet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tuffet
- tuffets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuffet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- 2
A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
- 3
An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tuffet come from?
From Old French touffel, diminutive of touffe (“tuft”). Regarding etymological and semantic uncertainty, see Wikipedia at Little Miss Muffet § Tuffet and §§ Uncertain meaning.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).