mallet
/ˈmælɪt/noun, verb
mallet is spelled M-A-L-L-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mallet means “A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mallet is mallets.
How many letters and syllables are in mallet?
| Letters | 6: M-A-L-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 mallet?
Mallet appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 mallet?
- /ˈmælɪt/
Mallet 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-mallet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mallet
- mallets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- malleting participle, present
- malleted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mallet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.
Carpenters use mallets for assembling.
- 2
A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
- 3
A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
- 4
A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
- 5
The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
verb
- 1
To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.
noun
- 1
A type of articulated locomotive having two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mallet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maillet , mailloche |
| German | Holzhammer, Klopfholz, Gummihammer |
| Portuguese | malho |
| Spanish | mazo |
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 mallet come from?
Inherited from Middle English maylet, borrowed from Old French maillet, from mail + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).