tundish
/ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/noun
tundish is spelled T-U-N-D-I-S-H: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tundish means “A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tundish is tundishes.
How many letters and syllables are in tundish?
| Letters | 7: T-U-N-D-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 tundish?
Tundish appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 tundish?
- /ˈtʌn.dɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of tundish
- tundishes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tundish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of funnel used in brewing fitting into the bung-hole of a tun or cask.
- 2
A funnel used in smelting, foundry work etc.
- 3
A funnel used to create a siphonic break in a drainage system and/or provide visual indication of flow, usually in an overflow line.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tundish come from?
From tun + dish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).