Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plainclothes

/plˈeɪnklˈoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: plain-clothes
IPA: /plˈeɪnklˈoʊz/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

noun

Ordinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

Inflected Forms

plain-clothes (alternative) plain clothes (alternative)

Derived Forms

plainclothesman plainclothesperson plainclotheswoman

Phrases

plainclothes man

Synonyms

mufti

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce plainclothes?: The recorded pronunciation is /plˈeɪnklˈoʊz/.
What does plainclothes mean?: Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

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