thobe
/θəʊb/noun
thobe is spelled T-H-O-B-E: 5 letters and one syllable. 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, thobe means “An ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thobe is thobes.
How many letters and syllables are in thobe?
| Letters | 5: T-H-O-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is thobe?
Thobe 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 thobe?
- /θəʊb/
Thobe has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-throbe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thobe
- thobes plural
- thawb
- thoub
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thobe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ankle-length robe with long sleeves, worn by some Arab men and traditionally by Palestinian women.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thobe come from?
Arabic ثَوْب (ṯawb).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).