(til-de) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a diacritical mark placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization

Example Sentence

The tilde is used in writing certain Spanish words.

Synonyms

diacritical mark; diacritic; swung dash

Antonyms

capital letter

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

tilde
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • gilda
  • hilda
  • tilda
  • tilde

  • clothilda
  • clotilda
  • enskilda
  • grishilda
  • mathilda
  • matilda