garnet
/ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/noun, adjective, verb
garnet is spelled G-A-R-N-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, garnet means “A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of garnet is garnets.
How many letters and syllables are in garnet?
| Letters | 6: G-A-R-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 garnet?
Garnet appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 garnet?
- UK /ˈɡɑː(ɹ).nət/
Garnet 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-garnet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with garnet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as garnet (/ɑnət/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: argent.
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 garnet
- garnets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- garneting participle, present
- garneted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does garnet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives.
- 2
A dark red color, like that of the gemstone.
- 3
A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out of a vessel.
adjective
- 1
Of a dark red colour.
verb
- 1
To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate garnet?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of garnet: Grt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Garnet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does garnet come from?
From Middle English gernet, granate, from Old French grenate, from grenat (“pomegranate red”). Doublet of grenade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).