blet
/blɛt/verb, noun
blet is spelled B-L-E-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, blet means “To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in blet?
| Letters | 4: B-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is blet?
Blet appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 blet?
- US /blɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-blet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blet?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blet from its last stressed vowel (/ɛt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: belt.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of blet
- blets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- bletting participle, present
- bletted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
noun
- 1
A soft spot on fruit caused by bletting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Blet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blettir |
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 blet come from?
Borrowed from French blettir, coined by John Lindley.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).