brevet
/bɹəˈvɛt/noun, verb
brevet is spelled B-R-E-V-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, brevet means “A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of brevet is brevets.
How many letters and syllables are in brevet?
| Letters | 6: B-R-E-V-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 brevet?
Brevet appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th 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 brevet?
- US /bɹəˈvɛt/
- US /ˈbɹɛv.ɪt/
- UK /ˈbɹɛv.ɪt/
Brevet has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-brevet-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with brevet?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as brevet from its last stressed vowel (/ɛt/):
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 brevet
- brevets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- brevetting participle, present
- breveting participle, present
- brevetted participle, past
- breveted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does brevet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A military document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily, but without an increase in pay.
- 2
A warrant from the government, granting a privilege, title, or dignity, as in France.
- 3
An authoritative grant or mark of recognition; a seal of approval.
- 4
An organized, long-distance bicycle ride – not a race, but a test of endurance – which follows a designated but unmarked route passing through check points.
verb
- 1
To promote by brevet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does brevet come from?
Inherited from the Middle English brevet (“official letter”), from the Anglo-Norman diminutive of bref (“letter”), from the Latin brevis (“short”), whence brief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).