benet
/bɪˈnɛt/verb, noun
benet is a verb meaning “To catch in a net; ensnare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled B-E-N-E-T and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 5 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does benet mean?
verb
- 1
To catch in a net; ensnare.
- 2
To surround as by a net.
noun
- 1
An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the Roman Catholic church.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce benet?
- /bɪˈnɛt/
As a noun (“An exorcist, the third of the four lesser orders in the…”): /ˈbɛnət/.
Benet 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-benet1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-benet2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of benet
- benets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- benetting participle, present
- benetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is benet?
Benet appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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).
Where does benet come from?
From be- + net.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).