twilit
/ˈtwaɪlɪt/adjective, verb
twilit is spelled T-W-I-L-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, twilit means “Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in twilit?
| Letters | 6: T-W-I-L-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 twilit?
Twilit appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 twilit?
- UK /ˈtwaɪlɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-twilit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of twilit
- twilighted
- twilitten
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does twilit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Illuminated by or as if by twilight; half-lit.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of twilight
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Twilit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense illuminated by twilight:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | dämmrig |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.