thumbhole
noun, verb
thumbhole is spelled T-H-U-M-B-H-O-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thumbhole means “A hole designed to receive a thumb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thumbhole is thumbholes.
How many letters and syllables are in thumbhole?
| Letters | 9: T-H-U-M-B-H-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 thumbhole?
Thumbhole appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 thumbhole
- thumbholes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- thumbholing participle, present
- thumbholed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thumbhole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hole designed to receive a thumb.
verb
- 1
To cut thumbholes (for carrying) in the lids of boxes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does thumbhole come from?
From thumb + hole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).