plimsoll
/ˈplɪmsoʊl/noun
plimsoll is spelled P-L-I-M-S-O-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plimsoll means “A rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plimsoll is plimsolls.
How many letters and syllables are in plimsoll?
| Letters | 8: P-L-I-M-S-O-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 plimsoll?
Plimsoll appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 plimsoll?
- /ˈplɪmsoʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-plimsoll.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of plimsoll
- plimsolls plural
- plimsol
- plimsole
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plimsoll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA rubber-soled lace-up canvas shoe for sports or onboard ships; a precursor of trainers.
- 2
The plimsoll symbol ⦵ (or o) that is used as a superscript in the notation of thermodynamics to indicate an arbitrarily chosen non-zero reference point.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does plimsoll come from?
From Samuel Plimsoll, a Bristol merchant who created a system of marks and symbols for the waterline of ships. The shoe was possibly named because the line of its sole resembled the Plimsoll line of ship.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).