triolet
/ˈtriːə(ʊ)lɛt/noun
triolet is spelled T-R-I-O-L-E-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triolet means “An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of triolet is triolets.
How many letters and syllables are in triolet?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-O-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 triolet?
Triolet appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 triolet?
- /ˈtriːə(ʊ)lɛt/
- /ˈtrʌɪəlɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of triolet
- triolets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triolet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An eight-line poem whose rhyme scheme is ABaAabAB and whose lines are in iambic tetrameter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triolet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An eight-line poem:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Triolett |
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 triolet come from?
Borrowed from French triolet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).