surtout
/sɜːˈtuː(t)/noun
surtout is spelled S-U-R-T-O-U-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, surtout means “A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of surtout is surtouts.
How many letters and syllables are in surtout?
| Letters | 7: S-U-R-T-O-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 surtout?
Surtout appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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 surtout?
- UK /sɜːˈtuː(t)/
Surtout has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-surtout.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-surtout2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with surtout?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as surtout from its last stressed vowel (/u/, British pronunciation):
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 surtout
- surtouts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does surtout mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man's overcoat; a close-bodied frock coat.
- 2
A raised portion of the parapet of a work at the angles, to protect from enfilade fire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does surtout come from?
From French surtout.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).