coverlet
/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt/noun
coverlet is spelled C-O-V-E-R-L-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, coverlet means “A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of coverlet is coverlets.
How many letters and syllables are in coverlet?
| Letters | 8: C-O-V-E-R-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is coverlet?
Coverlet appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 coverlet?
- /ˈkʌvə(ɹ)lɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-coverlet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of coverlet
- coverlets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does coverlet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
Near-synonyms: bedspread, bedcover, counterpane, quilt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Coverlet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense blanket used as a bed covering:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couvre-lit |
| German | Tagesdecke |
| Spanish | cobertor |
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 coverlet come from?
From Middle English coverlite, from Anglo-Norman cuver-lit, formed on cuvrir (“to cover”) + lit (“bed”). Cognate with Catalan cobrellit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).