elastane
noun
elastane is spelled E-L-A-S-T-A-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elastane means “Spandex, lycra” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elastane?
| Letters | 8: E-L-A-S-T-A-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is elastane?
Elastane appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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).
What does elastane mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Spandex, lycra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate elastane?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of elastane: Ea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elastane in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense spandex:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | élasthanne |
| German | Elastan, Elasthan |
| Portuguese | elastano |
| Spanish | elastano |
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 elastane come from?
From elastic + -ane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).