hardcover
/ˈhɑɹdˌkʌvɚ/noun, adjective
hardcover is spelled H-A-R-D-C-O-V-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hardcover means “A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hardcover is hardcovers.
How many letters and syllables are in hardcover?
| Letters | 9: H-A-R-D-C-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th 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 hardcover?
Hardcover appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 hardcover?
- UK /ˈhɑːdˌkʌvə/
- US /ˈhɑɹdˌkʌvɚ/
- Australia /ˈhɐːdˌkɐvə/
Hardcover has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-hardcover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hardcover
- hardcovers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hardcover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A book with a rigid binding, often of cardboard or leather.
adjective
- 1
Having a rigid binding.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hardcover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | livre relié , relié |
| German | gebundenes Buch, gebundene Ausgabe , gebunden |
| Portuguese | capa dura |
| Spanish | tapa dura, cartoné |
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 hardcover come from?
From hard + cover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).