anklet

noun

"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

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “anklet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for anklet
PropertyValue
Headwordanklet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,009
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “anklet” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).ankletfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “aniline” (#68,008), “anteater” (#68,010), “antihero” (#68,011). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “anklet” is #68,009. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
  2. 2
    An ankle sock.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how anklet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anklet"?
"anklet" is spelled A-N-K-L-E-T.
What does "anklet" mean?
As a noun, "anklet" means: A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
What is the origin of the word "anklet"?
From ankle + -et, based on bracelet. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anklet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list