bench press

/ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/

//ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs// noun

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"bench-press" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

Key facts for bench press
PropertyValue
Headwordbench press
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “bench press” sits in English frequency

bench press falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

bench press is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for bench press, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is bench press, spelled B-E-N-C-H- -P-R-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

This word in other languages

développé couché(Français)Bankdrücken(Deutsch)supino(Português)

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 "bench press"?
"bench press" is spelled B-E-N-C-H- -P-R-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/.
What does "bench press" mean?
As a noun, "bench press" means: An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.
How do you pronounce "bench press"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bench press" is /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bench press" come from?
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Using “bench press”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is B-E-N-C-H- -P-R-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list