clotheshorse
noun
clotheshorse is spelled C-L-O-T-H-E-S-H-O-R-S-E: 12 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clotheshorse means “A frame on which laundry is hung to dry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clotheshorse is clotheshorses.
How many letters and syllables are in clotheshorse?
| Letters | 12: C-L-O-T-H-E-S-H-O-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 clotheshorse?
Clotheshorse appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 clotheshorse?
Clotheshorse has 2 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-clotheshorse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of clotheshorse
- clotheshorses plural
- clothes-horse
- clothes horse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clotheshorse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A frame on which laundry is hung to dry.
- 2
derogatoryslangA person excessively concerned with the appearance of their clothing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Clotheshorse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étendoir, tancarville |
| German | Wäscheständer, Trockengestell, Wäschetrockner , Modepuppe, Modepüppchen |
| Portuguese | estendal, varal |
| Spanish | tendedero, tenderete, tendedor, ténder |
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 clotheshorse come from?
From clothes + horse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).