Lett
/lɛt/noun, adjective
Lett is spelled L-E-T-T: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Lett means “Synonym of Latvian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Lett is Letts.
How many letters and syllables are in Lett?
| Letters | 4: L-E-T-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 Lett?
Lett appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,788th 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 Lett?
- /lɛt/
Lett 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).
Words people confuse with Lett
Sounds like: let (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Also written: let.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of Lett
- Letts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Lett mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of Latvian.
The Strange Case of Peter the Lett
adjective
- 1
Synonym of Latvian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Lett come from?
From German Lette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).