stiletto heel

noun

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.

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spike heelspike
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Meanings

nounstiletto heel (plural stiletto heels)

plural stiletto heels

  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.

    Synonyms: spike heel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
spike heel

More synonyms by meaning

nouna very high narrow heel on women's shoes

Similar
spike heelspike
Broader
heel
Also see
spikespike heel

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 細鞋跟 /细鞋跟
  • 細鞋跟 /细鞋跟 (xì xiégēn)heel of a high and narrow shoe
Dutch naaldhak
  • naaldhakheel of a high and narrow shoe
Finnish piikkikorko, stilettikorko
  • piikkikorkoheel of a high and narrow shoe
  • stilettikorkoheel of a high and narrow shoe
French talon aiguille
  • talon aiguilleheel of a high and narrow shoe
German Pfennigabsatz, Bleistiftabsatz
  • Pfennigabsatzheel of a high and narrow shoe
  • Bleistiftabsatzheel of a high and narrow shoe
Hungarian tűsarok
  • tűsarokheel of a high and narrow shoe
Italian tacco a spillo
  • tacco a spilloheel of a high and narrow shoe
Japanese スティレットヒール
  • スティレットヒール (sutiretto hīru)heel of a high and narrow shoe
Korean 스틸레토 힐
  • 스틸레토 힐 (seutilleto hil)heel of a high and narrow shoe
Polish szpilka
  • szpilkaheel of a high and narrow shoe
Spanish tacón de aguja
  • tacón de agujaheel of a high and narrow shoe
Swedish stilettklack
  • stilettklackheel of a high and narrow shoe
Turkish stiletto
  • stilettoheel of a high and narrow shoe
Cite this entry
APA

stiletto heel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiletto%20heel

MLA

“stiletto heel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiletto%20heel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stiletto heel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stiletto%20heel.

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