chaplet
/ˈt͡ʃæplət/
"chaplet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“chaplet” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A garland or circlet for the head.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | chaplet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈt͡ʃæplət/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “chaplet” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for chaplet is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈt͡ʃæplət/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for chaplet, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet. The correct English form is chaplet, spelled C-H-A-P-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A garland or circlet for the head.
- 2A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring.
- 3A string (of beads), especially when making up five decades of the rosary.
- 4A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
- 5A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.
- 6A series of spores or other objects arranged like beads on a string.
- 7A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding.
- 8A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould.
- 9A metal support for a cylindrical pipe.
- 10Alternative form of chapelet.
Etymology
From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “chaplet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-P-L-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈt͡ʃæplət/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.