whatsit
noun
whatsit is spelled W-H-A-T-S-I-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whatsit means “A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whatsit is whatsits.
How many letters and syllables are in whatsit?
| Letters | 7: W-H-A-T-S-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 whatsit?
Whatsit appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 whatsit
- whatsits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whatsit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall, or that one is embarrassed to say)
Pass me one of those whatsits, will you?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whatsit come from?
Univerbation of what + is + it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).