peleton
obsolete
peleton is spelled P-E-L-E-T-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peleton means “A small pellet or ball” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peleton is peletons.
How many letters and syllables are in peleton?
| Letters | 7: P-E-L-E-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 peleton?
Peleton appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 peleton?
Peleton has 3 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).
What does peleton mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleterareA small pellet or ball.
Wiktionary also records peleton as a common misspelling of another word in some uses; the senses above are its own.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does peleton come from?
From the French peloton (“little ball”); compare peloton.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).