placet
/ˈpleɪsɛt/noun, interjection
placet is spelled P-L-A-C-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, placet means “A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of placet is placets.
How many letters and syllables are in placet?
| Letters | 6: P-L-A-C-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 placet?
Placet appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 placet?
- /ˈpleɪsɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with placet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as placet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: caplet.
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 placet
- placets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does placet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
- 2
The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an ecclesiastical ordinance.
interjection
- 1
Expression of assent to a vote in the governing body of a university, an ecclesiastical council, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does placet come from?
Latin placet (“it is pleasing”), inflection of placeō (“to be pleasing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).