depilatory
/dəˈpɪləˌtɔɹi/adjective, noun
depilatory is spelled D-E-P-I-L-A-T-O-R-Y: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, depilatory means “That removes hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in depilatory?
| Letters | 10: D-E-P-I-L-A-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is depilatory?
Depilatory appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 depilatory?
- US /dəˈpɪləˌtɔɹi/
- UK /dɪˈpɪlətəɹi/
- UK /dɪˈpɪlətɹi/
Depilatory has 5 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-depilatory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with depilatory?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as depilatory from its last stressed vowel (/ɪlətɔɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of depilatory
- more depilatory comparative
- most depilatory superlative
- depilatories plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does depilatory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That removes hair
noun
- 1
A preparation that removes hair from the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Depilatory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that removes hair:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épilatoire, dépilatoire |
| Spanish | depilatorio |
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 depilatory come from?
From French dépilatoire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).