witter
/ˈwɪtɚ/verb
witter is spelled W-I-T-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, witter means “To speak at length on a trivial subject” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in witter?
| Letters | 6: W-I-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is witter?
Witter appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 witter?
- UK /ˈwɪtə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈwɪtɚ/
- US [ˈwɪɾɚ]
Witter has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-witter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with witter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as witter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of witter
- witters present, singular, he/she/it
- wittering participle, present
- wittered participle, past
- more witter comparative
- most witter superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does witter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
informalTo speak at length on a trivial subject.
She got home and started wittering about some religious cult she’d just heard about.
- 2
obsoleteto make sure, inform, or declare.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteknowing, certain, sure, wis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).