drainpipe
/ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/noun
drainpipe is spelled D-R-A-I-N-P-I-P-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “drain pipe vs drainpipe” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a noun, drainpipe means “A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drainpipe is drainpipes.
How many letters and syllables are in drainpipe?
| Letters | 9: D-R-A-I-N-P-I-P-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 90,432nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is drainpipe?
Drainpipe appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 90,432nd 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 drainpipe?
- US /ˈdɹeɪnˌpaɪp/
Drainpipe has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-drainpipe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with drainpipe
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: drain pipe (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of drainpipe
- drainpipes plural
- drain pipe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drainpipe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A verticle pipe carrying water from the roof gutter down the side of a building; downspout.
- 2
A conduit for carrying rainwater or flood water.
- 3
A pipe that carries wastewater from a bathtub, shower, sink, etc.
- 4
A pipe that is part of a device or appliance for carrying away waste fluid.
- 5
The type of pipe that is used to construct a drainpipe.
- 6
A type of form-fitting trousers with highly tapered legs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drainpipe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pipe connecting the drain to the gutter:
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 drainpipe come from?
From drain + pipe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).