# billet

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪlɪt/ · frequency rank #39,213

## Definitions
1. A short informal letter.
2. A written order to quarter soldiers.
3. A sealed ticket for a draw or lottery.

## Etymology
From Middle English bylet, from Anglo-Norman billette (“list, schedule”), from bille + -ette, from Latin bulla (“document”).

## Easily confused with
- **bills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billet-vs-bills)
- **billy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billet-vs-billy)
- **bullet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billet-vs-bullet)
- **Billie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billet-vs-billie)
- **buller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billet-vs-buller)
- **bullets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billet-vs-bullets)
- **bill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bill-vs-billet)
- **bile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bile-vs-billet)
- **bible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bible-vs-billet)
- **belle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belle-vs-billet)
- **bilge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilge-vs-billet)
- **bidet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bidet-vs-billet)
- **ballot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballot-vs-billet)
- **ballet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ballet-vs-billet)
- **billed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/billed-vs-billet)
- **baller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baller-vs-billet)
- **balled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/balled-vs-billet)
- **Belles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/belles-vs-billet)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbillet`, `bilelt`, `bilet`, `billett`, `billte`, `blilet`, `ibllet`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/billet