Tilden Meaning in English

word

US

ˈtɪɫdən

TIL-dun

UK

ˈtɪldən

TIL-dun

Definition

'Tilden' is a rarely used English word that usually refers to the 'tilde' (~), a mark used in writing and computing. It is not a standard spelling; 'tilde' is the correct term.

Usage & Nuances

'Tilden' is almost never used in standard English; use 'tilde' instead. The word may appear due to typing errors or in names. In Spanish and Portuguese, 'tilde' and 'til' have related but different meanings.

• Spanish: tilden (signo de tilde)
• Portuguese (BR): til (acento gráfico) - tilde
• Portuguese (PT): til (acento gráfico) - tilde
• Chinese (Simplified): 波浪号 (文字符号)
• Chinese (Traditional): 波浪號 (文字符號)
• Hindi: टिल्ड (चिह्न)
• Arabic: تيلدا (علامة ترقيم)
• Bengali: টিলড (~) - টিল্ডেন (বিরল ব্যবহার)
• Russian: тильда (~) - тилден (редко используется)
• Japanese: チルダ（~） - チルデン（まれな表記）
• Vietnamese: dấu ngã (~) - tilden (ít dùng)
• Korean: 물결표 (~) - 틸덴 (드물게 사용)
• Turkish: tilda (~) - tilden (çok nadir kullanılır)
• Urdu: ٹِلڈا (~) - ٹِلڈن (شاذ استعمال)
• Indonesian: tanda tilde (~) - tilden (jarang digunakan)

Example Sentences

A tilden is sometimes used in computer code.

basic

Place a tilden over the letter n to write 'ñ'.

basic

The tilden symbol looks like a small wave.

basic

Don't forget to hit the tilden key when entering your password.

natural

Some old websites use a tilden in their URLs, like example.com/~user.

natural

I'm not sure where the tilden is on this keyboard.

natural