corset
/ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/noun, verb
corset is spelled C-O-R-S-E-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corset means “A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corset is corsets.
How many letters and syllables are in corset?
| Letters | 6: C-O-R-S-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is corset?
Corset appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce corset?
- /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/
- /kɔː(ɹ)ˈsɛt/
Corset has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-corset.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with corset?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as corset.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sector, escort, scoter, scrote.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of corset
- corsets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- corseting participle, present
- corsetting participle, present
- corseted participle, past
- corsetted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corset mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- 2
A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
- 3
UKA regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
verb
- 1
To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
Mabel dreaded the upcoming ball and the preliminary corseting it would entail.
- 2
To restrict or confine.
I will not remain corseted by your notions of what is and is not proper!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corset in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman's garment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corset |
| German | Korsett, Schnürleib |
| Portuguese | espartilho, corset |
| Spanish | corsé, corset |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does corset come from?
From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).