duroy
/dəˈɹɔɪ/noun
duroy is spelled D-U-R-O-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, duroy means “A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of duroy is duroys.
How many letters and syllables are in duroy?
| Letters | 5: D-U-R-O-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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 duroy?
Duroy appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 duroy?
- US /dəˈɹɔɪ/
- UK /d(j)əˈɹɔɪ/
Duroy has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with duroy?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as duroy from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪ/):
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 duroy
- duroys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does duroy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of coarse woolen cloth used in 17th century England.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does duroy come from?
Unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).