earmuffs
noun
earmuffs is spelled E-A-R-M-U-F-F-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, earmuffs means “A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in earmuffs?
| Letters | 8: E-A-R-M-U-F-F-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is earmuffs?
Earmuffs appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 earmuffs?
- US
Earmuffs has 2 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: En-us-earmuffs.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of earmuffs
- earmuff singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does earmuffs mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A headphone-like device designed to cover a person's ears for protection against cold or noise. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal head-band, that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Earmuffs in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense objects that cover ears:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cache-oreilles |
| German | Ohrenschützer |
| Spanish | orejeras |
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.