piquet
/pɪˈkɛt/noun
piquet is spelled P-I-Q-U-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piquet means “A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in piquet?
| Letters | 6: P-I-Q-U-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 piquet?
Piquet appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 piquet?
- /pɪˈkɛt/
- /pɪˈkeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-piquet.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-piquet2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with piquet
Also written: picket.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of piquet
- picquet
- picket
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piquet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A game of cards for two people, with thirty-two cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes being set aside.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Piquet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a game of cards:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piquet |
| German | Piquet, Pikett |
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 piquet come from?
From French piquet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).