cloakroom

/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/

//ˈkləʊkɹʊm// noun

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"cloakroom" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“cloakroom” is uncommon English (frequency #58,601 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,601
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.

Corpus desk

Index EN-cloakroom · cloakroom · English

cloakroom · rank #58,601 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,601
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH clinker

Nearest frequency peer: clinker (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “cloakroom”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “cloakroom” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for cloakroom
PropertyValue
Headwordcloakroom
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkləʊkɹʊm/
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,601
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “cloakroom” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).cloakroomfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “clinker” (#58,600), “clotted” (#58,602), “clift” (#58,599). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “cloakroom” is #58,601. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cloakroom is uncommon English at frequency #58,601 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

cloakroom doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cloak + room. The correct English form is cloakroom, spelled C-L-O-A-K-R-O-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
  2. 2
    A room intended for holding luggage, as at an airport.
  3. 3
    A private lounge next to a legislative chamber.
  4. 4
    A lavatory, now particularly a small secondary lavatory or a men's room.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how cloakroom appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Although there was a cloakroom on the ground floor, the Old Rectory had only one bathroom, a defect which necessitated embarrassed, low-voiced enquiries before anyone upset their carefully worked-out rota by taking an unexpected bath.

Etymology

From cloak + room.

Synonyms

cloakscoatroomcoat checkcheckroomlost and foundbaggage roomleft-luggage officebathroomhalf bathhalf bathroomtoilet

This word in other languages

guardarropa(Español)vestiaire(Français)Garderobe(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cloakroom"?
"cloakroom" is spelled C-L-O-A-K-R-O-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/.
What does "cloakroom" mean?
As a noun, "cloakroom" means: A room intended for holding guests' cloaks and other heavy outerwear, as at a theater or night club.
How do you pronounce "cloakroom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cloakroom" is /ˈkləʊkɹʊm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "cloakroom"?
From cloak + room. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "cloakroom", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

collating#58,606colonnade#58,607cosplayer#58,614Coulthard#58,615

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list