Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaplet

/ˈt͡ʃæplət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
chap-let
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæplət/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A garland or circlet for the head.

noun

A headdress in the form of a wreath made of leaves, flowers or twigs woven into a ring.

noun

A string (of beads), especially when making up five decades of the rosary.

Archaic

noun

A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.

noun

A set of repetitive prayers, other than the Rosary, typically prayed with a string of beads.

noun

A series of spores or other objects arranged like beads on a string.

noun

A molding in the form of a string of beads; a bead molding.

noun

A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the mould.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English chapelet, from Old French chapelet. Doublet of chapelet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃæplət/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃæplət/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chaplets (plural)

Derived Forms

chapleted

Synonyms

wreath garland coronal lei

Questions

How do you pronounce chaplet?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃæplət/.
What does chaplet mean?
A garland or circlet for the head.
Where does chaplet come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce chaplet

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