collet
French, noun/kɔ.lɛ/
collet is spelled C-O-L-L-E-T (6 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written French, the 17,650th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Collet is a French masculine noun meaning “snare, noose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit col”.
What does collet mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineobsoletecollar
- 2
masculinesnare, noose
- 3
masculinecape
- 4
masculineneck (of tooth)
- 5
masculineneck
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit col. 2. Viande du cou du veau ou du mouton. 3. Nœud coulant qui sert à prendre par le cou. Lacs à prendre du gibier. 4. Zone de transition entre la racine d'une plante et sa tige.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of collet
- collets plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce collet?
- /kɔ.lɛ/
- \kɔ.lɛ\
- [kɔlɛ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to collet
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is collet in French?
collet appears 2.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).