pilch
/pɪlt͡ʃ/obsolete
pilch is spelled P-I-L-C-H: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pilch means “A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pilch is pilches.
How many letters and syllables are in pilch?
| Letters | 5: P-I-L-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st 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 pilch?
Pilch appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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 pilch?
- /pɪlt͡ʃ/
Pilch has one syllable (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-pilch.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does pilch mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.
- 2
archaicA covering put over an infant's diaper to prevent outer clothes from getting wet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pilch come from?
From Middle English pilche, from Old English pylċe, pyleċe, from Late Latin pellicia. A doublet of pelisse; also see pelt (“skin”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).