tuile
/twiːl/noun
tuile is spelled T-U-I-L-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tuile means “A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added as garnish to dishes or desserts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tuile is tuiles.
How many letters and syllables are in tuile?
| Letters | 5: T-U-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is tuile?
Tuile appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 tuile?
- /twiːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tuile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with tuile
Sounds like: tuille, tweel (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with tuile?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tuile.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: utile.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of tuile
- tuiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tuile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of thin, papery cookie, often bent into fancy shapes and added as garnish to dishes or desserts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tuile come from?
Borrowed from French tuile (“tile”). Doublet of tile and tuille.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).