coat of arms
/kɔʊːt ʌv ˈɑɹmz/
"coat-of-arms" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“coat of arms” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; de...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | coat of arms |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɔʊːt ʌv ˈɑɹmz/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “coat of arms” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for coat of arms is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kɔʊːt ʌv ˈɑɹmz/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; de...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for coat of arms in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cote of armes, from Old French cote a armer, cote d'armes, originally a tunic embroidered with heraldic arms. The correct English form is coat of arms, spelled C-O-A-T- -O-F- -A-R-M-S.
Definition
- 1Hereditary designs and symbols depicted on an escutcheon, sometimes accompanied by other elements of a heraldic achievement, such as a helm, crest, crest coronet, torse, mantling and supporters; described by a blazon.
Etymology
From Middle English cote of armes, from Old French cote a armer, cote d'armes, originally a tunic embroidered with heraldic arms.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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- The one correct English spelling is C-O-A-T- -O-F- -A-R-M-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kɔʊːt ʌv ˈɑɹmz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.