gusset
/ˈɡʌsɪt/noun, verb
gusset is spelled G-U-S-S-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gusset means “A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gusset is gussets.
How many letters and syllables are in gusset?
| Letters | 6: G-U-S-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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; 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 gusset?
Gusset appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 gusset?
- US /ˈɡʌsɪt/
- Australia /ˈɡasət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gusset.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gusset?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gusset from its last stressed vowel (/ʌsɪt/):
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 gusset
- gussets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gousset
- gusseting participle, present
- gusseted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gusset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement cf. godet.
- 2
A gousset, a piece of mail providing protection where armor plates meet.
- 3
A kind of bracket, or angular part, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; especially, the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
- 4
An ordinary on a coat of arms, resembling a gusset (see usage notes).
- 5
A large flat metal piece wider than the valley to help prevent build-up at the base of the valley, either from debris or ice dam formations.
- 6
An intercellular space at an angle where more than two cells meet.
verb
- 1
To make with a gusset; to sew a gusset into.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gusset in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gousset |
| German | Zwickel , Kettengeflechtsegment , Eckblech, Verstärkung, Strebe |
| Spanish | escudete |
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 gusset come from?
From Middle English gusset, gysset, from Old French gosset, gousset (“the hollow of the armpit”), diminutive of gose, gosse (“bean pod, hull, husk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).