helmet

Other forms of helmet

plural

helmets·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about helmet

What does helmet mean?

helmet means "armor plate that protects the head". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in helmet?

helmet has 2 syllables: hel-met. The stress falls on "hel". In IPA it is /ˈhɛlmət/.

Is helmet a common word?

helmet is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.