epaulet
/ˈɛpəlɛt/noun
epaulet is spelled E-P-A-U-L-E-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epaulet means “Alternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epaulet is epaulets.
How many letters and syllables are in epaulet?
| Letters | 7: E-P-A-U-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 epaulet?
Epaulet appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 epaulet?
- /ˈɛpəlɛt/
- /ˌɛpəˈlɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-epaulet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of epaulet
- epaulets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epaulet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of epaulette (“shoulder decoration on a uniform; tegula”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does epaulet come from?
From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) + -ette (diminutive).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).