whatnot
/ˈwʌt.nɑt/noun
whatnot is spelled W-H-A-T-N-O-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whatnot means “A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whatnot is whatnots.
How many letters and syllables are in whatnot?
| Letters | 7: W-H-A-T-N-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is whatnot?
Whatnot appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 whatnot?
- UK /ˈwɒt.nɒt/
- US /ˈwʌt.nɑt/
- US /ˈʍʌt.nɑt/
Whatnot has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-whatnot.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with whatnot
Also written: what-not (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of whatnot
- whatnots plural
- what-not
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whatnot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural).
- 2
Other related objects or ideas.
At the lexicography club, we welcome all discussion of words and whatnot.
- 3
A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed; an etagere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whatnot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.