crochet
/kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/noun, verb
crochet is spelled C-R-O-C-H-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crochet means “A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crochet is crochets.
How many letters and syllables are in crochet?
| Letters | 7: C-R-O-C-H-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th 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 crochet?
Crochet appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 crochet?
- US /kɹoʊˈʃeɪ/
- UK /ˈkɹəʊʃeɪ/
Crochet 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)-Vininn126-crochet.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-crochet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crochet?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crochet from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
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 crochet
- crochets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- crocheting participle, present
- crocheted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crochet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of needlework that is made by looping thread with a hooked needle.
- 2
A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses.
verb
- 1
To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crochet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crochet |
| German | Häkelarbeit, Häkeln , häkeln |
| Portuguese | crochet, croché, crochê , fazer crochet/croché/crochê, crochetar |
| Spanish | ganchillo, croché, crochet , ganchillear, crochetear |
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 crochet come from?
From French crochet, from Middle French crochet, from Old French crochet, crokét (“curved instrument, hook”), diminutive of Old French croc (“hook”), from Old Frankish *krōk (“hook”) or from Old Norse krókr (“hook, bend, bight”), both from Proto-Germanic *krōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerg- (“tracery, basket, twist”). Cognate with Middle English crōc (“crook, hook”), Middle Dutch croec, crōc (“curl”). Doublet of crocket, croquet, and crotchet. More at crook, crooked.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).