attire
/əˈtaɪɚ/noun, verb
attire is spelled A-T-T-I-R-E: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, attire means “One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of attire is attires.
How many letters and syllables are in attire?
| Letters | 6: A-T-T-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 attire?
Attire appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 attire?
- /əˈtaɪɚ/
Attire 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)-Vealhurl-attire.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-attire.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with attire?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as attire.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rattie, ratite.
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 attire
- attires plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- attiring participle, present
- attired participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does attire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes.
He was wearing his formal attire.
- 2
The single horn of a goat, deer or stag.
verb
- 1
To clothe or adorn.
We will attire him in fine clothing so he can make a good impression.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Attire in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Anzug, Aufzug, Kleidung, Tracht , anziehen, bekleiden |
| Portuguese | traje |
| Spanish | atuendo, atavío, indumentaria, vestimenta , ataviar |
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 attire come from?
The verb is from Middle English atyren, atiren, from Old French atirier (“to equip”), from a- + tire (“rank”), akin to German Zier (“ornament”) and Old Norse tírr (“glory, renown”). The noun is from Middle English atir, from the verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).