Phrase guide

stiletto heel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A heel of a shoe that is very narrow the bottom - the base has less than one square centimeter of surface. They are typically 5 to 10 centimeters (2 to 4 inches) high, but can be much higher. Lower ones are sometimes called kitten heels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a very high narrow heel on women's shoes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spike heel, spike

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: heel

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 細鞋跟 /细鞋跟 (xì xiégēn) — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Dutch: naaldhak — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Finnish: piikkikorko — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Finnish: stilettikorko — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • French: talon aiguille — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • German: Pfennigabsatz — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • German: Bleistiftabsatz — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Hungarian: tűsarok — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Italian: tacco a spillo — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Japanese: スティレットヒール (sutiretto hīru) — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Korean: 스틸레토 힐 (seutilleto hil) — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Polish: szpilka — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Spanish: tacón de aguja — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Swedish: stilettklack — heel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Turkish: stiletto — heel of a high and narrow shoe