neckerchief
/ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/noun
neckerchief is spelled N-E-C-K-E-R-C-H-I-E-F: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neckerchief means “A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neckerchief is neckerchiefs or neckerchieves.
How many letters and syllables are in neckerchief?
| Letters | 11: N-E-C-K-E-R-C-H-I-E-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 neckerchief?
Neckerchief appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 neckerchief?
- /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃɪf/
- /ˈnɛkə(ɹ)tʃiːf/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-neckerchief.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neckerchief
- neckerchiefs plural
- neckerchieves plural
- neck kerchief
- neck-kerchief
- neckkerchief
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neckerchief mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
The Boy Scout wore a red neckerchief, the ends clasped with a sliding knot ornament.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neckerchief in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of scarf:
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 neckerchief come from?
From Middle English nekkyrchefe, neckercheve, equivalent to neck + kerchief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).