dungarees
/ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/noun
dungarees is spelled D-U-N-G-A-R-E-E-S: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dungarees means “Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dungarees?
| Letters | 9: D-U-N-G-A-R-E-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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; 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 dungarees?
Dungarees appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 dungarees?
- US /ˌdʌŋ.ɡəˈɹiːz/
Dungarees has 3 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-dungarees.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dungarees?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dungarees from its last stressed vowel (/iz/):
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 dungarees
- dungaree
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dungarees mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Heavy denim pants or trousers, usually with bib and braces, worn especially as work clothing.
Helen donned a pair of faded dungarees and grabbed her knapsack before rushing off to school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dungarees in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heavy denim pants or overalls:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | salopette |
| German | Latzhose |
| Portuguese | macacão |
| Spanish | braga, jardinera, overol, mameluco, pantalón de peto, mono |
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 dungarees come from?
From dungaree + -s, from Hindi डूंगरी (ḍūṅgrī, “coarse calico”), from the name of a village.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).