Racket or racquet?
racket is a noun meaning “An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew…”; racquet is a noun meaning “Alternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round…”. They sound the same (/ˈɹækɪt/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) racket is about 4.3 times as common as racquet.
What is the difference between racket and racquet?
| racket | racquet | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun, verb |
| Meaning | An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in… CanadaA snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood To strike with, or as if with, a racket | To hit with a racquet To play a game that involves using a racquet |
| Example | He bought a new tennis racket two days ago | none recorded |
| Forms | rackets | racquets |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹækɪt/ | /ˈɹækɪt/ |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words | about once in every 2 million words |
Sources: racket and racquet in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of racket and racquet
racket
- 1
An implement with a handle connected to a round frame strung with wire, sinew, or plastic cords, and used to hit a ball, such as in tennis or a shuttlecock in badminton
He bought a new tennis racket two days ago
- 2
To strike with, or as if with, a racket
- 3
A loud noise
Power tools work quickly, but they sure make a racket
- 4
To make a clattering noise
- 5
CanadaA snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and narrow frame of light wood
- 6
An illegal scheme for profit; a fraud or swindle; or both coinstantiated
prostitution and gambling controlled by rackets
- 7
datedTo be dissipated; to carouse
- 8
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground
racquet
- 1
CommonwealthAlternative form of racket (“implement with a handle connected to a round frame”)
- 2
To hit with a racquet
- 3
To play a game that involves using a racquet
- 4
To dart about in a manner reminiscent of a ball hit by a racquet
- 5
To exchange back and forth, similar to the way a tennis ball volleys back and forth
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, racket or racquet?
racket appears 2.1 times per million words; racquet about once in every 2 million words.
racket 2.1 times per million wordsracquet about once in every 2 million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search racket vs racquet?
“racket vs racquet” is searched about 1,000 times a month on Google and 40 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“racquet vs racket”, “racket or racquet”).
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