integument
/ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/noun
integument is spelled I-N-T-E-G-U-M-E-N-T: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, integument means “A shell or other outer protective layer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of integument is integuments.
How many letters and syllables are in integument?
| Letters | 10: I-N-T-E-G-U-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 integument?
Integument appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 integument?
- US /ɪnˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/
Integument has 4 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-integument.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of integument
- integuments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does integument mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shell or other outer protective layer.
- 2
An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
- 3
The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Integument in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense outer protective covering of body:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tégument |
| Spanish | integumento |
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 integument come from?
Borrowed from Latin integumentum (“a covering”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).