winglet
/ˈwɪŋlət/noun
winglet is spelled W-I-N-G-L-E-T: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winglet means “A little wing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of winglet is winglets.
How many letters and syllables are in winglet?
| Letters | 7: W-I-N-G-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 winglet?
Winglet appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 winglet?
- /ˈwɪŋlət/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winglet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of winglet
- winglets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winglet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A little wing.
- 2
A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices.
- 3
The bastard wing or alula of a bird.
- 4
The pterygium of a weevil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does winglet come from?
From wing + -let.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).