owlet
/ˈaʊlət/noun
owlet is spelled O-W-L-E-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, owlet means “A young owl; owling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of owlet is owlets.
How many letters and syllables are in owlet?
| Letters | 5: O-W-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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; 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 owlet?
Owlet appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 owlet?
- /ˈaʊlət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-owlet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with owlet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as owlet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: towel.
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 owlet
- owlets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does owlet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Diminutive of owl.
- 2
A young owl; owling.
- 3
One of a species of small owls, such as Athene noctua.
- 4
An owlet moth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Owlet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a young owl:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jeune hibou, jeune chouette |
| German | Eulenjunges, junge Eule |
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 owlet come from?
From owl + -et. Compare howlet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).