docket
/ˈdɑ.kɪt/noun, verb
docket is spelled D-O-C-K-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, docket means “A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of docket is dockets.
How many letters and syllables are in docket?
| Letters | 6: D-O-C-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 docket?
Docket appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 docket?
- UK /ˈdɒk.ɪt/
- US /ˈdɑ.kɪt/
- Australia /ˈdɔk.ɪt/
Docket 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)-Wodencafe-docket.wav, EN-AU_ck1_docket.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with docket?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as docket from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkɪt/):
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 docket
- dockets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- docketing participle, present
- docketed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does docket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA summary; a brief digest.
- 2
A short entry of the proceedings of a court; the register containing them; the office containing the register.
- 3
A schedule of cases awaiting action in a court.
- 4
An agenda of things to be done.
- 5
A ticket or label fixed to something, showing its contents or directions to its use.
- 6
AustraliaA receipt.
verb
- 1
To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes for trial.
- 2
To label a parcel, etc.
to docket goods
- 3
To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and endorse it on the back of the paper, or to endorse the title or contents on the back of; to summarize.
to docket letters and papers
- 4
To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book.
judgments regularly docketed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Docket in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Prozessregister , Prozessliste |
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 docket come from?
Uncertain; perhaps a diminutive of dock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).