dressmaking
noun
dressmaking is spelled D-R-E-S-S-M-A-K-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dressmaking means “The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dressmaking is dressmakings.
How many letters and syllables are in dressmaking?
| Letters | 11: D-R-E-S-S-M-A-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 dressmaking?
Dressmaking appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 dressmaking?
Dressmaking 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).
Forms of dressmaking
- dressmakings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dressmaking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dressmaking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the craft of making dresses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couture |
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 dressmaking come from?
From dress + making.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).