spikelet
noun
spikelet is spelled S-P-I-K-E-L-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spikelet means “A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spikelet is spikelets.
How many letters and syllables are in spikelet?
| Letters | 8: S-P-I-K-E-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 spikelet?
Spikelet appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 spikelet
- spikelets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spikelet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spikelet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense botany: secondary spike:
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 spikelet come from?
From spike + -let.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).