croquet
/kɹoʊˈkeɪ/noun, verb
croquet is spelled C-R-O-Q-U-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, croquet means “A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of croquet is croquets.
How many letters and syllables are in croquet?
| Letters | 7: C-R-O-Q-U-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 croquet?
Croquet appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 croquet?
- UK /ˈkɹəʊkeɪ/
- UK /ˈkɹəʊki/
- US /kɹoʊˈkeɪ/
Croquet 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-croquet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with croquet?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as croquet 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 croquet
- croquets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- croqueting participle, present
- croqueted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does croquet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game played on a lawn, in which players use mallets to drive balls through hoops (wickets).
- 2
A shot in this game in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
- 3
Alternative spelling of croquette.
verb
- 1
To play a shot in the game of croquet in which the striker's ball and another ball are moved by hitting the striker's ball when they have been placed in contact following a roquet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Croquet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense game:
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 croquet come from?
Borrowed from Norman croquet (“hook”), from Old Northern French croquet. Doublet of crochet, crocket, and crotchet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).