trivet
/ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/
"trivet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“trivet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
Corpus desk
Index EN-trivet · trivet · English
trivet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trivet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “trivet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
trivet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɹɪv.ɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trivet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”). The correct English form is trivet, spelled T-R-I-V-E-T.
Definition
- 1A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.
- 2A stand, sometimes with short, stumpy feet, or a mat used to support hot dishes and protect a table; a coaster.
- 3A weaver's knife used to cut out the wire that was used to form a pile.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how trivet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They collected wood and built back the fire and they fetched rocks to make a trivet and there they set the bucket to boil.
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes From Middle English trevet, from Old English trefet, borrowed from Latin tripēs, tripedis (“tripod”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.