# coat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkoʊ̯t/ · frequency rank #3,867

## Definitions
1. An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
2. A covering of material, such as paint.
3. The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.
4. Canvas painted with thick tar and secured round a mast or bowsprit to prevent water running down the sides into the hold (now made of rubber or leather).
5. A petticoat.
6. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth.
7. A coat of arms.
8. A coat card.

## Etymology
From Middle English cote, coate, cotte, from Old French cote, cotte (“outer garment with sleeves”), from Latin cotta (“undercoat, tunic”), from Proto-Germanic *kuttô, *kuttǭ (“cowl, woolen cloth, coat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷewd-, *gud- (“woolen clothes”).
Cognate with Old High German kozza, kozzo (“woolen coat”) (German Kotze (“coarse woolen blanket; woolen cape”)), Middle Low German kot (“coat”), Middle Dutch cote (“coat”), Ancient Greek βεῦδος (beûdos, “woman's attire”).

## Easily confused with
- **CT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-ct)
- **cut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cut)
- **cop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cop)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-con)
- **cow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cow)
- **cos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cos)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-col)
- **cox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cox)
- **cod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cod)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cor)
- **coo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-coo)
- **CPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cpa)
- **cot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cot)
- **Coe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-coe)
- **coz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-coz)
- **CSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-csa)
- **coy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-coy)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-crt)
- **CST** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cst)
- **cob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-cob)

## Common misspellings (5)
`caot`, `ccoat`, `coatt`, `cota`, `ocat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/coat