loden
/ˈləʊdən/noun, adjective
loden is spelled L-O-D-E-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loden means “A thick waterproof cloth used for garments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loden is lodens.
How many letters and syllables are in loden?
| Letters | 5: L-O-D-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is loden?
Loden appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 loden?
- UK /ˈləʊdən/
Loden 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-loden.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with loden?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as loden (/əʊdən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: olden.
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 loden
- lodens plural
- more loden comparative
- most loden superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loden mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thick waterproof cloth used for garments.
- 2
A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
adjective
- 1
Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does loden come from?
Borrowed from German Loden.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).