loincloth
loin·clothnoun
loincloth is spelled L-O-I-N-C-L-O-T-H: 9 letters and 2 syllables (loin·cloth). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, loincloth means “A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of loincloth is loincloths.
How many letters and syllables are in loincloth?
| Letters | 9: L-O-I-N-C-L-O-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: loin·cloth |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 loincloth?
Loincloth appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 loincloth?
- US
Loincloth has 2 syllables, split loin·cloth in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-loincloth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of loincloth
- loincloths plural
- loin cloth
- loin-cloth
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does loincloth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A garment worn about the loins and covering the crotch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Loincloth in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense garment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pagne |
| German | Lendenschurz, Lendentuch, Schamschürze |
| Portuguese | tanga |
| Spanish | taparrabos, mástil, taparrabo, bahague |
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 loincloth come from?
From loin + cloth. Compare Dutch lendenkleed (“loincloth”), German Lendenkleid (“loincloth”), Danish lændeklæde (“loincloth”), Norwegian lendeklede (“loincloth”), Icelandic lendarklæði (“loincloth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).