surcoat
/ˈsɜɹˌkoʊt/noun
surcoat is spelled S-U-R-C-O-A-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, surcoat means “A loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of surcoat is surcoats.
How many letters and syllables are in surcoat?
| Letters | 7: S-U-R-C-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 surcoat?
Surcoat appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 surcoat?
- UK /ˈsɜːˌkəʊt/
- US /ˈsɜɹˌkoʊt/
Surcoat has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of surcoat
- surcoats plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does surcoat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loose sleeveless garment worn over a suit of armor, sometimes colored or embroidered with the wearer's coat of arms.
- 2
An overgarment worn over a woman's gown; a kind of short robe worn over the tunic at the close of the 11th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does surcoat come from?
From Middle English surcote, from Old French surcote, formed with sur (“over”) and cote (“coat, robe, tunic, overgarment”), respelled based on coat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).