# turtles

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #10,954

## Definitions
1. plural of turtle
2. Gloves.

## Etymology
(gloves): Rhyming slang, from turtle doves.

## Easily confused with
- **Tuttle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turtles-vs-tuttle)
- **titles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/titles-vs-turtles)
- **turtle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turtle-vs-turtles)

## Common misspellings (11)
`trutles`, `tturtles`, `turltes`, `turrtles`, `turtels`, `turtless`, `turtlles`, `turtlse`, `turttles`, `tutrles`, `utrtles`

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