jodhpurs
jodh·purs/ˈd͡ʒɑdpɚz/noun
jodhpurs is spelled J-O-D-H-P-U-R-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables (jodh·purs). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jodhpurs means “Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jodhpurs?
| Letters | 8: J-O-D-H-P-U-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: jodh·purs |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is jodhpurs?
Jodhpurs appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 jodhpurs?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɒdpəz/
- UK /ˈd͡ʒəʊdpəz/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɑdpɚz/
Jodhpurs has 2 syllables, split jodh·purs in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-jodhpurs.opus, En-us-jodhpurs.opus, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jodhpurs
- jodhpur
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jodhpurs mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate jodhpurs?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of jodhpurs: jodhs, jods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jodhpurs in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flared riding trousers of heavy cloth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Jodhpur, Jodhpurhose |
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 jodhpurs come from?
1913 (earlier as jodhpur breeches, 1899), from Jodhpur, former state in northwestern India. The city at the heart of the state was founded 1459 by Rao Jodha, a local ruler, and is named for him.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).