trench coat
noun
trench coat is spelled T-R-E-N-C-H-C-O-A-T: 10 letters. As a noun, trench coat means “A military-style raincoat with a belt and deep pockets and often epaulettes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trench coat is trench coats.
How many letters and syllables are in trench coat?
| Letters | 10: T-R-E-N-C-H-C-O-A-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce trench coat?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-trench_coat.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with trench coat
Also written: trenchcoat (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of trench coat
- trench coats plural
- trenchcoat
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trench coat mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A military-style raincoat with a belt and deep pockets and often epaulettes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trench coat in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense military-style raincoat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trench-coat, trench |
| German | Trenchcoat |
| Portuguese | gabardina, gabardine |
| Spanish | gabardina, trinchera, balandrán |
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.