eaglet

noun

"eaglet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“eaglet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.

Corpus desk

Index EN-eaglet · eaglet · English

eaglet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for eaglet
PropertyValue
Headwordeaglet
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “eaglet” in English

eagletranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

eaglet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.".

Zero misspellings are on record for eaglet in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From eagle + -let (diminutive suffix). The correct English form is eaglet, spelled E-A-G-L-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how eaglet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He [Christopher North] speaks in his "Second Canticle" of "the imps," "the eaglets," "the young ones," "the bursting of the shells," as though it were the commoner occurrence for there to be several eaglets in a nest. This is not the case.
  2. Alas! in the morning the eaglet was gone; and, full of sorrow, they stooped to pick up the shining fleece with which the floor was spread. At their touch, every feather became a golden coin.

Etymology

From eagle + -let (diminutive suffix).

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "eaglet"?
"eaglet" is spelled E-A-G-L-E-T.
What does "eaglet" mean?
As a noun, "eaglet" means: The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
What is the origin of the word "eaglet"?
From eagle + -let (diminutive suffix). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list