servlet
noun
servlet is spelled S-E-R-V-L-E-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, servlet means “A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of servlet is servlets.
How many letters and syllables are in servlet?
| Letters | 7: S-E-R-V-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd 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 servlet?
Servlet appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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).
Forms of servlet
- servlets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does servlet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Java program running on an Internet server that generates web content dynamically in response to requests from clients.
The difference between servlets and JSP is that servlets typically embed HTML inside Java code, while JSPs embed Java code in HTML.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does servlet come from?
Blend of server + applet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).