catsuit

/ˈkætˌsut/

//ˈkætˌsut// noun

"catsuit" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“catsuit” is uncommon English (frequency #81,210 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,210
frequency rank, English
43,570
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.

Key facts for catsuit
PropertyValue
Headwordcatsuit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈkætˌsut/
Letters7
Frequency rank#81,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “catsuit” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). catsuit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

catsuit is uncommon English at frequency #81,210 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkætˌsut/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for catsuit, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From cat + suit. The correct English form is catsuit, spelled C-A-T-S-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.

Etymology

From cat + suit.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "catsuit"?
"catsuit" is spelled C-A-T-S-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈkætˌsut/.
What does "catsuit" mean?
As a noun, "catsuit" means: A tight-fitting one-piece women's garment, covering the legs, arms and torso.
How do you pronounce "catsuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "catsuit" is /ˈkætˌsut/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "catsuit"?
From cat + suit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “catsuit”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is C-A-T-S-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈkætˌsut/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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