apparel
/əˈpæ.ɹəl/noun, verb
apparel is spelled A-P-P-A-R-E-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apparel means “Clothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apparel is apparels.
How many letters and syllables are in apparel?
| Letters | 7: A-P-P-A-R-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apparel?
Apparel appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 apparel?
- /əˈpæɹəl/
- US /əˈpæ.ɹəl/
- US /əˈpɛ.ɹəl/
Apparel 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: En-us-apparel.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with apparel?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as apparel from its last stressed vowel (/æɹəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of apparel
- apparels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- appareling US, participle, present
- apparelling UK, participle, present
- appareled US, participle, past
- apparelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apparel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clothing.
- 2
Aspect, guise, form.
- 3
A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and some other ecclesiastical vestments.
- 4
Furniture of a ship, such as masts, sails, rigging, anchors, guns, etc.
verb
- 1
To dress or clothe; to attire.
They which are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts.
- 2
To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.
ships appareled to fight
- 3
To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something ornamental
trees appareled with flowers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apparel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vêtements |
| Portuguese | vestimenta , vestir |
| Spanish | atavío, ropa |
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.
Where does apparel come from?
From Old French apareillier. Doublet of parrel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).