clingfilm
/ˈklɪŋfɪlm/noun
clingfilm is spelled C-L-I-N-G-F-I-L-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clingfilm means “Light, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clingfilm is clingfilms.
How many letters and syllables are in clingfilm?
| Letters | 9: C-L-I-N-G-F-I-L-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is clingfilm?
Clingfilm appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 clingfilm?
- /ˈklɪŋfɪlm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-clingfilm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clingfilm
- clingfilms plural
- cling film
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clingfilm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKLight, transparent plastic film used as a wrapping for food, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clingfilm in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense plastic film:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | film étirable |
| German | Frischhaltefolie, Küchenfolie, Adhäsionsfolie, Plastikfolie |
| Spanish | film estirable, película adherente |
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 clingfilm come from?
From cling + film.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).