kismet
/ˈkɪz.mɛt/noun
kismet is spelled K-I-S-M-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kismet means “Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kismet is kismets.
How many letters and syllables are in kismet?
| Letters | 6: K-I-S-M-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is kismet?
Kismet appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 kismet?
- US /ˈkɪz.mɛt/
- US /ˈkɪs.mɛt/
Kismet 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: En-us-kismet.ogg, En-us-kismet-2.ogg, En-au-kismet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kismet
- kismets plural
- kismat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kismet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kismet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fate; a predetermined or unavoidable destiny:
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 kismet come from?
From Ottoman Turkish قسمت (kısmet, “fate, destiny”) (Turkish kısmet), from Arabic قِسْمَة (qisma, “division, lot, destiny”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).