flannelette
/ˌflænəˈlɛt/noun
flannelette is a noun meaning “A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate flannel by raising or brushing the fibers in the weft. Frequently used in sleepwear, pillows, and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-A-N-N-E-L-E-T-T-E, and it appears about once in every 41 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of flannelette is flannelettes.
What does flannelette mean?
noun
- 1
A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate flannel by raising or brushing the fibers in the weft. Frequently used in sleepwear, pillows, and bedding.
- 2
Something made from this fabric.
Our flannelettes provide an extra layer between the underquilt and sheets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce flannelette?
- /ˌflænəˈlɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of flannelette
- flannelettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is flannelette?
Flannelette 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).
Where does flannelette come from?
From flannel + -ette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).