anklet
"anklet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“anklet” is uncommon English (frequency #68,009 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,009
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-anklet · anklet · English
anklet · rank #68,009 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,009
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH aniline
Nearest frequency peer: aniline (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “anklet”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- alim
alim
31,995 corpus weight
- aniline
aniline
31,993 corpus weight
- anklet
anklet
31,992 corpus weight
- anteater
anteater
31,991 corpus weight
- antihero
antihero
31,990 corpus weight
- antitank
antitank
31,989 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “anklet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | anklet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #68,009 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “anklet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
anklet is uncommon English at frequency #68,009 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for anklet, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From ankle + -et, based on bracelet. The correct English form is anklet, spelled A-N-K-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
- 2An ankle sock.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how anklet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Stretch socks are made in infant sizes, girls' and ladies' anklets […]
Etymology
From ankle + -et, based on bracelet.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).