fletch
/flɛt͡ʃ/noun, verb
fletch is spelled F-L-E-T-C-H: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fletch means “The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fletch is fletches.
How many letters and syllables are in fletch?
| Letters | 6: F-L-E-T-C-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd 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 fletch?
Fletch appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 fletch?
- UK /flɛt͡ʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-fletch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of fletch
- fletches plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fletching participle, present
- fletched participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fletch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
- 2
A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.
verb
- 1
To feather, as an arrow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does fletch come from?
A modification of fledge (“to acquire feathers”) due to the influence of fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Compare flèche.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).