tutty
/ˈtʌti/noun
tutty is spelled T-U-T-T-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tutty means “A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tutty is tutties.
How many letters and syllables are in tutty?
| Letters | 5: T-U-T-T-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 46 million words; the 209,386th 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 tutty?
Tutty appears about once in every 46 million words in written English, the 209,386th 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 tutty?
- /ˈtʌti/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tutty.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tutty
- tutties plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tutty mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A powdered form of impure zinc oxide used for polishing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tutty come from?
From French tutie; compare Spanish tutía, atutía, from Latin tutia, from Arabic تُوتِيَاء (tūtiyāʔ), from Classical Persian توتیا (tūtyā), from Sanskrit तुत्था (tutthā).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).