charette
/ʃɑːˈrɛt/noun
charette is spelled C-H-A-R-E-T-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charette means “A small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charette is charettes.
How many letters and syllables are in charette?
| Letters | 8: C-H-A-R-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 charette?
Charette appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 charette?
- /ʃɑːˈrɛt/
- /ʃəˈɹɛt/
Charette 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-charette.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-charette2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with charette?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as charette.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: catheter.
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 charette
- charettes plural
- charrette
- charret
- charet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small two-wheeled cart; (historical) a chariot.
- 2
USA period of intense work, especially group work undertaken to meet a deadline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does charette come from?
Borrowed from French charrette (literally “small cart”). In the modern sense popularized by the US design supply chain Charrette (1969–2009).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).