stylet
noun
stylet is spelled S-T-Y-L-E-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stylet means “An engraving tool, a stylus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stylet is stylets.
How many letters and syllables are in stylet?
| Letters | 6: S-T-Y-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 stylet?
Stylet appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 stylet?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-stylet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stylet
- stylets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stylet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An engraving tool, a stylus.
- 2
A style of a plant's flower.
- 3
A slender medical probe or device.
- 4
A poniard or stiletto.
- 5
A stiff, slender organ of an animal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stylet come from?
From French stylet (“stiletto”), from Middle French stilet (“stiletto”), from Old Italian stiletto. Doublet of stiletto. By surface analysis, style + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).