cadette
ca·dette/kəˈdɛt/noun
cadette is spelled C-A-D-E-T-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ca·dette). It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cadette means “A female cadet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cadette is cadettes.
How many letters and syllables are in cadette?
| Letters | 7: C-A-D-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ca·dette |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd 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 cadette?
Cadette appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 cadette?
- US /kəˈdɛt/
Cadette has 2 syllables, split ca·dette in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cadet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cadette?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cadette 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 cadette
- cadettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cadette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
rareA female cadet.
- 2
A member of the Girl Scouts of the USA of a rank between junior and senior.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cadette come from?
From cadet + -ette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).