linnet

Other forms of linnet

plural

linnets·

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 linnet

What does linnet mean?

linnet means "small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in linnet?

linnet has 2 syllables: lin-net. The stress falls on "lin". In IPA it is /ˈlɪnɪt/.

What is another word for linnet?

Close synonyms include house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is linnet a common word?

linnet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.