salesperson
noun
salesperson is spelled S-A-L-E-S-P-E-R-S-O-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salesperson means “A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of salesperson is salespersons or salespeople.
How many letters and syllables are in salesperson?
| Letters | 11: S-A-L-E-S-P-E-R-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 salesperson?
Salesperson appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 salesperson?
Salesperson 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)-Vealhurl-salesperson.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with salesperson
Also written: sales person (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of salesperson
- salespersons plural
- salespeople plural
- sales person
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salesperson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Salesperson in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who sells:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vendeur, vendeuse |
| German | Verkäufer, Verkäuferin |
| Portuguese | vendedor, vendedora |
| Spanish | vendedor, vendedora |
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 salesperson come from?
Compound of sales + person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).