leaflet
/ˈliːflɪt/noun, verb
leaflet is spelled L-E-A-F-L-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leaflet means “One of the components of a compound leaf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leaflet is leaflets.
How many letters and syllables are in leaflet?
| Letters | 7: L-E-A-F-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 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 leaflet?
Leaflet appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 leaflet?
- /ˈliːflɪt/
Leaflet 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-leaflet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with leaflet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as leaflet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fellate.
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 leaflet
- leaflets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- leavelet rare
- leafleting participle, present
- leafletting participle, present
- leafleted participle, past
- leafletted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leaflet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the components of a compound leaf.
- 2
A small plant leaf.
The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
- 3
A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
- 4
A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
verb
- 1
To distribute leaflets to.
A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
- 2
To distribute leaflets.
During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leaflet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | foliole , tract, prospectus, dépliant |
| German | Blättchen , Faltblatt, Broschüre, Faltprospekt, Flugblatt |
| Portuguese | folíolo , folder, panfleto , cúspide |
| Spanish | folíolo , folleto |
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 leaflet come from?
From leaf + -let.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).