becket
/ˈbɛkɪt/noun
becket is spelled B-E-C-K-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, becket means “A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of becket is beckets.
How many letters and syllables are in becket?
| Letters | 6: B-E-C-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is becket?
Becket appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 becket?
- UK /ˈbɛkɪt/
Becket has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-becket.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with becket
Sounds like: Beckett (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of becket
- beckets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does becket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
- 2
A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
- 3
A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
- 4
The clevis of a pulley block.
- 5
An eye in the end of a rope.
- 6
slangA pocket in clothing.
- 7
A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
- 8
A spade for digging turf in the Fens.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Becket in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does becket come from?
Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).