ikat
/ˈiːkæt/noun
ikat is spelled I-K-A-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ikat means “Traditional Indonesian decorative technique in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tie-dyed before weaving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ikat is ikats.
How many letters and syllables are in ikat?
| Letters | 4: I-K-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 ikat?
Ikat appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 ikat?
- /ˈiːkæt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ikat?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ikat.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kati.
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 ikat
- ikats plural
- ikkat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ikat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Traditional Indonesian decorative technique in which warp or weft threads, or both, are tie-dyed before weaving.
- 2
A work woven in this style.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ikat come from?
From Malay ikat (“bind”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).