shroud
/ˈʃɹaʊ̯d/noun, verb
shroud is spelled S-H-R-O-U-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shroud means “That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shroud is shrouds.
How many letters and syllables are in shroud?
| Letters | 6: S-H-R-O-U-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shroud?
Shroud appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 shroud?
- US /ˈʃɹaʊ̯d/
- /ˈʃɹæʊ̯d/
- /ˈʃɹaːd/
Shroud has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-shroud.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shroud?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shroud from its last stressed vowel (/aʊd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shroud
- shrouds plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- shrouding participle, present
- shrouded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shroud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
- 2
Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet.
- 3
That which covers or shelters like a shroud.
- 4
A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or den; also, a vault or crypt.
- 5
One of a set of ropes or cables (rigging) attaching a mast to the sides of a vessel or to another anchor point, serving to support the mast sideways; such rigging collectively.
- 6
One of the two annular plates at the periphery of a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a shroud plate.
- 7
A streamlined protective covering used to protect the payload during a rocket-powered launch.
- 8
The branching top of a tree; foliage.
verb
- 1
To cover with a shroud.
- 2
To conceal or hide from view, as if by a shroud.
The details of the plot were shrouded in mystery.
- 3
To take shelter or harbour.
- 4
UKTo lop the branches from (a tree).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shroud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voile , linceul, suaire , hauban , coiffe |
| Spanish | velo , sudario, mortaja , obenquillo, obenque, brandal |
| German | Grabtuch, Leichentuch , Want |
| Portuguese | mortalha, sudário , ovém |
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 shroud come from?
From Middle English shroud, from Old English sċrūd, from Proto-Germanic *skrūdą (“shroud, dress, attire”). Compare Proto-Germanic *skrūdijaną (“to shroud”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).