saleswoman
noun
saleswoman is spelled S-A-L-E-S-W-O-M-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saleswoman means “A woman whose occupation it is to sell things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saleswoman is saleswomen.
How many letters and syllables are in saleswoman?
| Letters | 10: S-A-L-E-S-W-O-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th 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 saleswoman?
Saleswoman appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 saleswoman?
Saleswoman 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-saleswoman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of saleswoman
- saleswomen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saleswoman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman whose occupation it is to sell things.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Saleswoman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman whose occupation is to sell things:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vendeuse |
| German | Verkäuferin |
| Portuguese | vendedora |
| Spanish | 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 saleswoman come from?
From sales + -woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).