cloakroom

\ˈkləʊkɹʊm\

/\ˈkləʊkɹʊm\/ noun

The verdict

“cloakroom” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vestiaire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-cloakroom · cloakroom · French

cloakroom · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for cloakroom
PropertyValue
Headwordcloakroom
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈkləʊkɹʊm\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « cloakroom » en français

cloakroomsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

cloakroom is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈkləʊkɹʊm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

cloakroom doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is cloakroom, spelled C-L-O-A-K-R-O-O-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vestiaire.
  2. 2
    Local réservé à l’accueil des bagages (par exemple dans un aéroport).
  3. 3
    Toilettes, w.-c. (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins).
  4. 4
    Toilettes, w.-c. (pièce destinée à faire ses besoins).

Synonyms

coatroom

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "cloakroom"?
"cloakroom" is spelled C-L-O-A-K-R-O-O-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈkləʊkɹʊm\.
What does "cloakroom" mean?
As a noun, "cloakroom" means: Vestiaire.
How do you pronounce "cloakroom"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "cloakroom" is \ˈkləʊkɹʊm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "cloakroom" come from?
"cloakroom" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list