terylene
noun
terylene is spelled T-E-R-Y-L-E-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, terylene means “A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used for making thread and cloth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of terylene is terylenes.
How many letters and syllables are in terylene?
| Letters | 8: T-E-R-Y-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 terylene?
Terylene appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of terylene
- terylenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does terylene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), used for making thread and cloth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Terylene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fabric:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | terilene, terylene |
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 terylene come from?
From Terylene, originated as a trademark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).