tzitzit
noun
tzitzit is spelled T-Z-I-T-Z-I-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tzitzit means “The knotted fringes of the tallit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tzitzit is tzitziot.
How many letters and syllables are in tzitzit?
| Letters | 7: T-Z-I-T-Z-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 tzitzit?
Tzitzit appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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).
Forms of tzitzit
- tzitziot plural
- tsitsith
- tsitsit
- tzitzis
- tzitzith
- zizit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tzitzit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The knotted fringes of the tallit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tzitzit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense knots on a tallit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tsitsit, tzitzis, tsitsis |
| Spanish | tzitzit |
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.
Where does tzitzit come from?
Learned borrowing from Hebrew צִיצִית (tsitsít).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).