burnet
/ˈbɚnɪt/noun
burnet is spelled B-U-R-N-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, burnet means “Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of burnet is burnets.
How many letters and syllables are in burnet?
| Letters | 6: B-U-R-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is burnet?
Burnet appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 burnet?
- UK /ˈbɜːnɪt/
- UK /ˈbɜːnət/
- US /ˈbɚnɪt/
Burnet 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-burnet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with burnet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as burnet (/əɹnɪt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: brunet, bunter.
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 burnet
- burnets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burnet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas.
- 2
Any of several species of moths of the family Zygaenidae, typically having black forewings with red spots.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Burnet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense herb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pimprenelle |
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 burnet come from?
From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”). Doublet of brunette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).