filth

Other forms of filth

plural

filths·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about filth

What does filth mean?

filth means "any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in filth?

filth has 1 syllable: filth. In IPA it is /ˈfɪlθ/.

What is another word for filth?

Close synonyms include crud, skank, dirt, grime, soil. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is filth a common word?

filth is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.