cosset
/ˈkɑsɪt/verb, noun
cosset is spelled C-O-S-S-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, cosset means “To treat like a pet; to overly indulge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cosset?
| Letters | 6: C-O-S-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 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 cosset?
Cosset appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 cosset?
- UK /ˈkɒsɪt/
- US /ˈkɑsɪt/
- Canada /ˈkɒsɪt/
Cosset 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-cosset.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cosset?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cosset from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsɪt/):
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 cosset
- cossets present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- cosseting participle, present
- cossetting participle, present
- cosseted participle, past
- cossetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cosset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To treat like a pet; to overly indulge.
The car cossets its occupants in comfort.
- 2
To fondle; to touch or stroke lovingly.
The foam cossets your skin.
- 3
To benefit; to make life easy for.
noun
- 1
A pet, usually a pet lamb.
- 2
Someone indulged or cosseted.
- 3
Alternative form of cossid (“courier or messenger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cosset in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to treat like a pet:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gâter, chouchouter, dorloter, choyer |
| German | verhätscheln, verwöhnen |
| Spanish | mimar, consentir, apapachar |
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 cosset come from?
Perhaps from Middle English cotsete, from Old English cotsǣta (“cottager”), from cot (“cottage”) (Modern English cot (“cottage”) (archaic)) + -sǣta (“-sitter”); compare coscet. Compare German Hauslamm (literally “house lamb”), Italian casiccio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).