seamstress
/ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/noun
seamstress is spelled S-E-A-M-S-T-R-E-S-S: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seamstress means “A woman who sews clothes professionally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seamstress is seamstresses.
How many letters and syllables are in seamstress?
| Letters | 10: S-E-A-M-S-T-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 seamstress?
Seamstress appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 seamstress?
- /ˈsɛm(p).stɹɪs/
- /ˈsiːm(p).stɹɪs/
Seamstress has 2 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)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-seamstress.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-seamstress.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seamstress
- seamstresses plural
- sempstress
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seamstress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A woman who sews clothes professionally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate seamstress?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of seamstress: smstrs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seamstress in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman who sews clothes professionally:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couturière |
| German | Näherin, Weißnäherin, Weissnäherin |
| Portuguese | costureira |
| Spanish | costurera |
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 seamstress come from?
From seamster + -ess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).