gown
/ˈɡaʊ̯n/noun, verb
gown is spelled G-O-W-N: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gown means “A loose, flowing upper garment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gown is gowns.
How many letters and syllables are in gown?
| Letters | 4: G-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 gown?
Gown appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th 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 gown?
- US /ˈɡaʊ̯n/
- /ˈɡæʊ̯n/
- /ˈɡaːn/
Gown has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-gown.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gown?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gown from its last stressed vowel (/aʊn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: wong.
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 gown
- gowns plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gowning participle, present
- gowned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loose, flowing upper garment.
- 2
A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown.
- 3
The official robe of certain professionals, clerics, and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc.
- 4
The dress of civil officers, as opposed to military officers.
- 5
The university community, especially as contrasted with the local populace.
In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.
- 6
A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a dressing gown.
- 7
Any sort of dress or garb.
- 8
The robe worn by a surgeon.
verb
- 1
To dress in a gown, to don or garb with a gown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gown in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Umhang, Umwurf, Überwurf , Kleid, Abendkleid , Robe |
| Spanish | manto, capa , túnica, vestido , toga, talar |
| French | robe , toge |
| Portuguese | vestido , beca |
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 gown come from?
From Middle English gowne, from Anglo-Norman goune, gune (“fur-trimmed coat, pelisse”), from Old French goune, from Late Latin gunna (“leather garment, a fur”). Cognate with Manx gooyn, Irish gúna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).