tacet
/ˈteɪ.sɪt/verb
tacet is spelled T-A-C-E-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tacet means “An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tacet?
| Letters | 5: T-A-C-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 tacet?
Tacet appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 tacet?
- /ˈteɪ.sɪt/
- /ˈtæ.sɪt/
- /ˈtɑːtʃɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tacet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tacet come from?
Borrowed from Latin tacet (“it is silent”), third-person singular present active indicative form of taceō (“to be silent”). Doublet of tacit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).