anorak
/ˈænəɹæk/noun
anorak is spelled A-N-O-R-A-K: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anorak means “A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anorak is anoraks.
How many letters and syllables are in anorak?
| Letters | 6: A-N-O-R-A-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is anorak?
Anorak appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anorak?
- /ˈænəɹæk/
Anorak has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-anorak.wav, En-au-anorak.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anorak
- anoraks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anorak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heavy weatherproof jacket with an attached hood; a parka or windcheater.
- 2
UKslangA person with an unusual or obsessive interest in a niche subject, especially trains.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anorak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anorak |
| German | Anorak , Sonderling, Eigenbrötler, schrullige Person |
| Portuguese | quispo, anoraque |
| Spanish | anorak |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.