neckwear
/ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/noun
neckwear is spelled N-E-C-K-W-E-A-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, neckwear means “Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of neckwear is neckwears.
How many letters and syllables are in neckwear?
| Letters | 8: N-E-C-K-W-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 122,704th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is neckwear?
Neckwear appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 122,704th 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 neckwear?
- /ˈnɛk.wɛɚ/
Neckwear 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)-Flame,_not_lame-neckwear.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of neckwear
- neckwears plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does neckwear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from or around the neck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Neckwear in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense articles of clothing or jewelry which hang from the neck:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Halsbänder |
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 neckwear come from?
From neck + -wear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).