gillnet
/ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/noun, verb
gillnet is spelled G-I-L-L-N-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gillnet means “A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gillnet is gillnets.
How many letters and syllables are in gillnet?
| Letters | 7: G-I-L-L-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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; 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 gillnet?
Gillnet appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 gillnet?
- US /ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/
- /ˈɡɪlˌnɛt/
- [ˈɡɪlˌnɛt]
Gillnet has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-gillnet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gillnet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as gillnet (/ɪlnɛt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: telling.
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 gillnet
- gillnets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gillnetting participle, present
- gillnetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gillnet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the netting, frequently by the gills.
verb
- 1
To fish using a gillnet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gillnet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a vertical net, often resting on the sea floor, which entangles fish in the nett:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kiemennetz |
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 gillnet come from?
From gill + net.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).