towelette
/taʊˈlɛt/noun
towelette is spelled T-O-W-E-L-E-T-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, towelette means “A small towel, hand or face wipe, either dry or more commonly impregnated with water or a cleansing fluid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of towelette is towelettes.
How many letters and syllables are in towelette?
| Letters | 9: T-O-W-E-L-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th 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 towelette?
Towelette appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th 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 towelette?
- /taʊˈlɛt/
- /taʊ.əˈlɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-towelette.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of towelette
- towelettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does towelette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small towel, hand or face wipe, either dry or more commonly impregnated with water or a cleansing fluid.
The folded moist towelette was smaller than my palm, but when unfolded at least cleaned my hands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Towelette in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A small towel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lingette |
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 towelette come from?
From towel + -ette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).