Plural of stiletto
regular plural
The plural of stiletto is stilettos, stilettoes or stiletti.
Forms of stiletto
| Singular | stiletto /stɪˈlɛtoʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | stilettos stilettoes stiletti |
| Countable | countable |
Stilettos and stilettoes in a sentence
- Stylish dark grey tailored trousers, silver thongs and shiny jet-black stilettos.2012, Melanie Calvert, Freycinet, page 105. From the entry knit
- It is as uncomfortable for us to wear stilettos as it would be for you.2010 November 14, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian. From the entry fashionability
- Oyelowo is a fashion victim and trots around her new patch in pretty stilettos.2008 June 7, Rosalie Higson, “Light touches add amusement to crime”, in The Australian. From the entry ust
- The click-click-click of strappy stilettos has given way to the clomp-clomp-clomp of platforms and wedges on the Milan catwalk.2006 March 3, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian. From the entry strappy
- So what's a gal to do when she's rushing about town in pointy-toe stilettos with no time to rest her weary tootsies?2010, Esther Blum, Secrets of Gorgeous: Hundreds of Ways to Live Well While Living It Up, Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 26. From the entry tootsie
Meaning of stiletto
- noun A small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
- noun A rapier.
- noun An awl.
Questions about the plural of stiletto
- What is the plural of stiletto?
- The plural of stiletto is stilettos, stilettoes or stiletti.
- Which is correct, stilettos or stilettoes?
- Both are used. stilettos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is stiletto countable?
- Stiletto is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: stiletto (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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