locket
/ˈlɑkɪt/noun
locket is spelled L-O-C-K-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, locket means “A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of locket is lockets.
How many letters and syllables are in locket?
| Letters | 6: L-O-C-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 locket?
Locket appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 locket?
- UK /ˈlɒkɪt/
- US /ˈlɑkɪt/
Locket 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-locket.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with locket?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as locket from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkɪt/):
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 locket
- lockets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does locket mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
- 2
archaicThe upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.
- 3
A small white marking on a cat's coat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Locket in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chained ornament:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | médaillon |
| German | Medaillon |
| Portuguese | medalhão |
| Spanish | medallón, guardapelo |
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 locket come from?
From French loquet, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman loc, itself from Old English loc, whence lock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).