islet
/ˈaɪ.lət/noun
islet is spelled I-S-L-E-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, islet means “A small island” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of islet is islets.
How many letters and syllables are in islet?
| Letters | 5: I-S-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 islet?
Islet appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 islet?
- /ˈaɪ.lət/
Islet 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-islet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with islet
Sounds like: eyelet (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with islet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as islet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: stile.
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 islet
- islets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does islet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small island.
There is an islet on the other side of this body of water.
- 2
An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Islet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small island:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | îlot, ilot |
| German | Werder, Flussinsel, Holm, Eiland, Inselchen, kleine Insel |
| Portuguese | ilhota, ínsua, ilhéu |
| Spanish | islote, isleta, mejana |
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 islet come from?
From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).