dressmaker
/ˈdɹɛsˌmeɪkɚ/noun
dressmaker is spelled D-R-E-S-S-M-A-K-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dressmaker means “A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dressmaker is dressmakers.
How many letters and syllables are in dressmaker?
| Letters | 10: D-R-E-S-S-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dressmaker?
Dressmaker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 dressmaker?
- US /ˈdɹɛsˌmeɪkɚ/
Dressmaker has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-dressmaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dressmaker
- dressmakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dressmaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dressmaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who makes women's clothes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couturière |
| German | Damenschneider, Damenschneiderin |
| Portuguese | costureira |
| Spanish | modista |
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 dressmaker come from?
From dress + maker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).