Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sprocket

/ˈspɹɒkɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: sprock-et
IPA: /ˈspɹɒkɪt/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.

noun

The tooth of such a wheel.

noun

A flared extension at the base of a sloped roof.

noun

A placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product.

Example Sentences

"Suppose we have a widget factory that produces 100 widgets per year, and a sprocket factory that produces 200 sprockets per year."

Etymology

Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈspɹɒkɪt/

Inflected Forms

sprockets (plural) splocket (alternative)

Derived Forms

intersprocket sprocketed sprocketless

Phrases

sprocket wheel

Frequently Paired Words

gear wheel cogwheel

Synonyms

sprocket wheel widget cog

Rhymes With

pocket rocket hip-pocket socket docket hocutt locket brocket cocket

Questions

How do you pronounce sprocket?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɹɒkɪt/.
What does sprocket mean?: A toothed wheel that enmeshes with a chain or other perforated band.
Where does sprocket come from?: Unknown. First attested in the 16th century. Perhaps related to Italian rocchetto (“spool”), spoletta (“spool”), sprone (“spur”), or English spoke, spike, spur.

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