aigrette
ai·grette/ˈeɪ.ɡɹɛt/noun
aigrette is spelled A-I-G-R-E-T-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (ai·grette). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aigrette means “A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aigrette is aigrettes.
How many letters and syllables are in aigrette?
| Letters | 8: A-I-G-R-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ai·grette |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is aigrette?
Aigrette appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce aigrette?
- US /ˈeɪ.ɡɹɛt/
- US /eɪˈɡɹɛt/
Aigrette has 2 syllables, split ai·grette in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aigrette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aigrette
- aigrettes plural
- aigret
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aigrette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used as an adornment or ornament, typically in hats or hair.
- 2
The lesser white heron.
- 3
The feathery crown of some seeds (such as the dandelion).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aigrette come from?
Borrowed from French aigrette (“egret”). Doublet of egret.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).