leet
/liːt/noun, adjective
leet is spelled L-E-E-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leet means “A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leet is leets.
How many letters and syllables are in leet?
| Letters | 4: L-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th 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 leet?
Leet appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 leet?
- /liːt/
Leet has one syllable (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-ca-leet.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with leet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as leet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tele, teel.
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 leet
- leets plural
- 1337
- eleet
- el337
- l33t
- 31337
- 3l33t
- leeter comparative
- leetest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
- 2
UKThe European pollock.
- 3
UKobsoleteA regular court, more specifically a court-leet, in which certain lords had jurisdiction over local disputes, or the physical area of this jurisdiction.
- 4
obsoleteA place where roads meet or cross; intersection
- 5
Alternative form of leat (“watercourse”).
- 6
datedAbbreviation of leetspeak.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to leetspeak.
- 2
slangPossessing outstanding skill in a field; expert, masterful.
- 3
slangHaving superior social rank over others; upper class, elite.
- 4
slangAwesome, typically to describe a feat of skill; cool, sweet.
Powered by leetness! You can have the leetest hardware imaginable in your gaming rig, but it won't matter if you run it with a cheap power supply.
noun
- 1
A person who is looking for employment, education, or training (but not currently in any of them).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Leet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expert, masterful:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | hervorragend, toll |
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 leet come from?
From Scots leet, leit, of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old French lite, litte, variant of liste (“list”); or from Old Norse leiti, hleyti (“a share, portion”) (compare Old English hlēt (“share, lot”)); or an aphaeretic shortening of French élite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).