calotte
/kəˈlɑt/noun
calotte is spelled C-A-L-O-T-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calotte means “A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calotte is calottes.
How many letters and syllables are in calotte?
| Letters | 7: C-A-L-O-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 calotte?
Calotte appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 calotte?
- US /kəˈlɑt/
- UK /kəˈlɒt/
Calotte has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with calotte?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as calotte from its last stressed vowel (/ɑt/):
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 calotte
- calottes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calotte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A skullcap worn by Roman Catholic priests.
- 2
archaicThe vertical central area of the crown of a bird's head.
- 3
A round cavity or depression, in the form of a cup or cap, lathed and plastered; used to diminish the rise or elevation of a moderate chapel, alcove, etc. which would otherwise be too high for other pieces of the apartment.
- 4
The upper (superior) or lower (inferior) half of the globe of the eye.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calotte come from?
Borrowed from French calotte.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).