marocain
ma·roc·ain/ˌmɑɹəˈkeɪn/noun
marocain is spelled M-A-R-O-C-A-I-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ma·roc·ain). It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, marocain means “A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of marocain is marocains.
How many letters and syllables are in marocain?
| Letters | 8: M-A-R-O-C-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ma·roc·ain |
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is marocain?
Marocain appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 marocain?
- UK /ˌmæɹəˈkeɪn/
- US /ˌmɑɹəˈkeɪn/
Marocain has 3 syllables, split ma·roc·ain in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-marocain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with marocain?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as marocain from its last stressed vowel (/eɪn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: macaroni, armonica.
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 marocain
- marocains plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does marocain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does marocain come from?
Borrowed from French marocain (“Moroccan”), from Maroc (“Morocco”) (from Medieval Latin Marrochium (“the city of Marrakech, the former capital of Morocco”)) + -ain (suffix forming demonyms).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).