plummet
plum·met/ˈplʌmət/noun, verb
plummet is spelled P-L-U-M-M-E-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (plum·met). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plummet means “A violent or dramatic fall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plummet is plummets.
How many letters and syllables are in plummet?
| Letters | 7: P-L-U-M-M-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: plum·met |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 plummet?
Plummet appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 plummet?
- UK /ˈplʌmɪt/
- US /ˈplʌmət/
- /plʊmɪt/
Plummet has 2 syllables, split plum·met in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-plummet.wav, En-us-plummet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plummet?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plummet from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmət/):
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 plummet
- plummets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- plummeting participle, present
- plummeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plummet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.
- 2
archaicHence, any weight.
- 3
archaicA piece of lead formerly used by schoolchildren to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines).
- 4
A violent or dramatic fall.
- 5
A decline; a fall; a drop.
verb
- 1
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plummet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fil à plomb , dégringoler, chuter |
| German | Lot, Blei, Senker, Senklot, Senkblei , Gewicht |
| Portuguese | prumo , cair, despencar |
| Spanish | plomada , caer en picado, caer en picada, desplomarse, aplomarse, desmoronarse |
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 plummet come from?
From Middle English plommet (“ball of lead, plumb of a bob-line”), recorded since 1382, from Old French plommet or plomet, the diminutive of plom, plum (“lead, sounding lead”), from Latin plumbum (“lead”). The verb is first recorded in 1626, originally meaning “to fathom, take soundings", from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).