îlet
\i.lɛ\
The verdict
“îlet” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petite île.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ilet · îlet · French
îlet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Î" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | îlet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \i.lɛ\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
îlet is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \i.lɛ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for îlet, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is îlet, spelled Î-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Petite île.
- 2Groupe isolé de maisons.
- 3Petit plateau isolé par des ravines.
- 4Par ellipse, peut désigner des hameaux ou groupes de maisons situés sur ces îlets.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how îlet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sur un îlet situé à l’entrée de la rade, on éleva des fortifications considérables.
Trois ou quatre encablures d’un détroit où affleuraient cayes et bancs de sable, puis c’était l’Îlet, parasol d’amandiers aux luisances de jade et de flamboyants d’un vermillon aussi luminescent que s’il avait été peint par le douanier Rousseau.
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.