matelot
/ˈmæt.ləʊ/noun, adjective
matelot is spelled M-A-T-E-L-O-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, matelot means “A sailor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of matelot is matelots.
How many letters and syllables are in matelot?
| Letters | 7: M-A-T-E-L-O-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is matelot?
Matelot appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 matelot?
- /ˈmæt.ləʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-matelot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of matelot
- matelots plural
- matelo
- matlo
- matlow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does matelot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sailor.
- 2
A mate; a boon companion.
adjective
- 1
Associated with or typical of sailors.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does matelot come from?
From Middle French matelot (“sailor”). Compare Dutch matroos and German Matrose. Doublet of matross.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).