Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

droplet

/ˈdɹɑplət/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: droplet
IPA: /ˈdɹɑplət/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very small drop.

Etymology

Etymology tree English drop Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English droplet From drop + -let.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdɹɑplət/
British English: /ˈdɹɒplət/

Inflected Forms

droplets (plural)

Derived Forms

dropletize dropleton interdroplet intradroplet macrodroplet microdroplet nanodroplet picodroplet raindroplet superdroplet

Phrases

droplet infection

Rhymes With

proplet shoplet

Questions

How do you pronounce droplet?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɹɑplət/.
What does droplet mean?: A very small drop.
Where does droplet come from?: Etymology tree English drop Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English droplet From drop + -let.

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