velveteen
vel·ve·teen/ˈvɛlvətiːn/noun
velveteen is spelled V-E-L-V-E-T-E-E-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (vel·ve·teen). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, velveteen means “A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of velveteen is velveteens.
How many letters and syllables are in velveteen?
| Letters | 9: V-E-L-V-E-T-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: vel·ve·teen |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 velveteen?
Velveteen appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 velveteen?
- /ˈvɛlvətiːn/
Velveteen has 3 syllables, split vel·ve·teen in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-velveteen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of velveteen
- velveteens plural
- velvetine
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does velveteen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Velveteen in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cotton fabric with a short pile:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | veloutine |
| German | Baumwollsamt, Veloursamt, Nickistoff |
| Spanish | pana, velludillo |
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 velveteen come from?
From velvet + -een. Compare veloutine, from French.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).