lappet
noun, verb
lappet is spelled L-A-P-P-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lappet means “A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lappet is lappets.
How many letters and syllables are in lappet?
| Letters | 6: L-A-P-P-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 lappet?
Lappet appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 lappet?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-lappet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lappet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as lappet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: applet.
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 lappet
- lappets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- lappeting participle, present
- lappeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lappet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small decorative fold or flap, especially of lace or muslin, in a garment or headdress.
- 2
A wattle or flap-like structure on the face.
Some vultures have lappets of bare flesh on the sides of the head.
- 3
A head-dress made with lappets for lace pendants.
- 4
obsoleteA lobe (division of an organ).
verb
- 1
To decorate with, or as if with, lappets.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lappet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 lappet come from?
From lap + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).