porthole
/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/noun
porthole is spelled P-O-R-T-H-O-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, porthole means “A circular window set in the hull of a ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of porthole is portholes.
How many letters and syllables are in porthole?
| Letters | 8: P-O-R-T-H-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 porthole?
Porthole appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 porthole?
- /ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-porthole.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of porthole
- portholes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does porthole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
- 2
datedA gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannons are fired.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Porthole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense circular window:
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 porthole come from?
From port + hole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).