Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

factlet

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fact-let
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A minor fact; an item of trivia.

Example Sentences

"Having seen over four hundred skirmishes during the Civil War, the state ranked second only to Virginia in battle quantity, yet this factlet often receives scant mention in the most authoritative studies of that conflict."
"[…] in many upscale hotels, the small piece of paper placed on your pillow during turndown advising on tomorrow's weather (often accompanied by a gratuitous quotation or an 'on this day' factlet)."
"If ever I corrected him on a factlet , he was taken aback and interested."

Etymology

From fact + -let.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: fact

Inflected Forms

factlets (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

factoid

Questions

What does factlet mean?: A minor fact; an item of trivia.
Where does factlet come from?: From fact + -let.

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