Tybalt

name

"tybalt" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tybalt” is uncommon English (frequency #84,850 among 27,828 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,850
frequency rank, English
27,828
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Corpus desk

Index EN-tybalt · Tybalt · English

Tybalt · rank #84,850 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,850
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 27,828
  • PHOTO-FINISH tympanic

Nearest frequency peer: tympanic (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tybalt”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tybalt” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Tybalt
PropertyValue
HeadwordTybalt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,850
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tybalt” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tybalt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tybalt is uncommon English at frequency #84,850 among 27,828 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tybalt, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Unknown, perhaps a variant of Theobald. The correct English form is Tybalt, spelled T-Y-B-A-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps a variant of Theobald.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tybalt"?
"Tybalt" is spelled T-Y-B-A-L-T.
What does "Tybalt" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tybalt" means: One of the main characters of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
What is the origin of the word "Tybalt"?
Unknown, perhaps a variant of Theobald. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tybalt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list