Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleather

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: pleather
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Faux leather, usually made of polyurethane.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From the black, belted fur vest and turban-style headgear on the left, to the perforated pleather jacket with gold studs in the middle, to the white shift and black caplet punctuated with ..."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather blend English pleather Blend of plastic + leather.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pleathers (plural)

Derived Forms

pleathered

Phrases

Corinthian leather

Frequently Paired Words

Corinthian leather leather latex Naugahyde PVC rubber vinyl see pseudoleather § Hyponyms

Rhymes With

together whether weather leather altogether heather feather tether nether wether mether untogether

Questions

What does pleather mean?: Faux leather, usually made of polyurethane.
Where does pleather come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic Proto-Celtic *letrosbor. Proto-Germanic *leþrą Proto-West Germanic *leþr Old English leþer Middle English lether English leather blend English pleather Blend of plastic + leather.

How to pronounce pleather

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pleather”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pleather”.
Repeat and practice — Say “pleather” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.