weet
/wiːt/noun
weet is spelled W-E-E-T: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weet means “Alternative form of wet, especially in the sense "rainy weather"” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weet?
| Letters | 4: W-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is weet?
Weet appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 weet?
- /wiːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with weet
Also written: wet.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with weet?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as weet.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: twee.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of weet
- weets present, singular, he/she/it
- weeting participle, present
- weeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandAlternative form of wet, especially in the sense "rainy weather".
verb
- 1
archaicTo know.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does weet come from?
From Middle English weten, a Middle English variant of witen (“to know”). More at wit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).