filbert
/ˈfɪlbɚt/noun
filbert is spelled F-I-L-B-E-R-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, filbert means “The hazelnut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of filbert is filberts.
How many letters and syllables are in filbert?
| Letters | 7: F-I-L-B-E-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th 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 filbert?
Filbert appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 filbert?
- /ˈfɪlbət/
- US /ˈfɪlbɚt/
Filbert 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-filbert.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with filbert?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as filbert from its last stressed vowel (/ɪlbəɹt/):
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 filbert
- filberts plural
- filberd
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does filbert mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The hazelnut.
- 2
The hazel tree.
- 3
A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does filbert come from?
Earlier filbert-nut, Philibert-nut, from Middle English filbert-note, from Anglo-Norman noix de filbert, so named because they are ripe near Saint Philibert’s Day.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).