tegument
/ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/noun
tegument is spelled T-E-G-U-M-E-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tegument means “Something which covers; a covering or coating” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tegument is teguments.
How many letters and syllables are in tegument?
| Letters | 8: T-E-G-U-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 tegument?
Tegument appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 tegument?
- /ˈtɛɡ.jʊ.mənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tegument.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tegument
- teguments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tegument mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something which covers; a covering or coating.
- 2
obsoleteA natural covering of the body or of a bodily organ; an integument.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tegument in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something which covers:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couverture, revêtement |
| German | Bedeckung |
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 tegument come from?
Also in late Middle English, borrowed from Latin tegumentum (“a cover”), from tegere (“to cover, clothe”, verb) + -mentum (suffix forming nouns). Compare integument.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).