pantsuit

noun

"pantsuit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pantsuit” is uncommon English (frequency #68,518 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,518
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket

Key facts for pantsuit
PropertyValue
Headwordpantsuit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,518
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pantsuit” 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). pantsuit lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

pantsuit is uncommon English at frequency #68,518 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket".

pantsuit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pant + suit. The correct English form is pantsuit, spelled P-A-N-T-S-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket

Etymology

From pant + suit.

Synonyms

trouser suit

This word in other languages

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 "pantsuit"?
"pantsuit" is spelled P-A-N-T-S-U-I-T.
What does "pantsuit" mean?
As a noun, "pantsuit" means: A women's suit consisting of coordinated pants (trousers) and jacket
What is the origin of the word "pantsuit"?
From pant + suit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “pantsuit”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-A-N-T-S-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list