packet
pack·et/ˈpæk.ɪt/noun, verb
packet is spelled P-A-C-K-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables (pack·et). It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, packet means “A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of packet is packets.
How many letters and syllables are in packet?
| Letters | 6: P-A-C-K-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pack·et |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th 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; 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 packet?
Packet appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 packet?
- UK /ˈpæk.ɪt/
- US /ˈpæk.ɪt/
- /ˈpæk.ət/
Packet has 2 syllables, split pack·et in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-packet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with packet?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as packet from its last stressed vowel (/ækɪt/):
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 packet
- packets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- packeting participle, present
- packeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does packet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel
Don't throw the crisp packet on the floor!
- 2
Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia).
- 3
A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.
- 4
A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).
- 5
A protocol data unit of the Internet Protocol.
- 6
A message sent over a transport layer protocol.
- 7
A plastic bag.
- 8
slangSynonym of package (“male genitalia”).
verb
- 1
To make up into a packet or bundle.
- 2
To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.
- 3
To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.
- 4
To subject to a denial-of-service attack in which a large number of data packets are sent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate packet?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of packet: pkt, pkt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Packet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | paquet , colis |
| German | Päckchen, Packung , Paket |
| Portuguese | pacote , packet |
| Spanish | paquete |
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 packet come from?
From Middle English pacquet; either from Middle French pacquet, or formed independently from pak and -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).