Exocet
/ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/noun
Exocet is spelled E-X-O-C-E-T: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Exocet means “A French antiship missile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Exocet is Exocets.
How many letters and syllables are in Exocet?
| Letters | 6: E-X-O-C-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Exocet?
Exocet appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 Exocet?
- /ˈɛk.səʊ.seɪ/
Exocet has 3 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).
Forms of Exocet
- Exocets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Exocet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A French antiship missile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Exocet come from?
From French Exocet, from exocet (“flying fish”), from New Latin exocoetus, from Ancient Greek ἐξώκοιτος (exṓkoitos, “a kind of fish resting on shore”), from ἔξω (éxō, “out, outside, without”) + κοῖτος (koîtos, “place of rest, bed”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).