seersucker
/ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/noun
seersucker is spelled S-E-E-R-S-U-C-K-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seersucker means “A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seersucker is seersuckers.
How many letters and syllables are in seersucker?
| Letters | 10: S-E-E-R-S-U-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 seersucker?
Seersucker appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 seersucker?
- US /ˈsɪɹˌsʌk.ɚ/
- UK /ˈsɪəˌsʌk.ə/
Seersucker has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of seersucker
- seersuckers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seersucker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped, used to make clothing for summer wear.
- 2
An article made from such fabric.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seersucker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crépon, sirsacas, cirsakas, cirsac, seersucker |
| German | Seersucker |
| Portuguese | anarruga, sirsaca |
| Spanish | milrayas, mil rayas |
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 seersucker come from?
From Hindi शीरशक्कर (śīrśakkar), from Persian شیر و شکر (šir o šekar, literally “milk and sugar”), modified by folk etymology, originally alluding to the smooth (“milk”) and rough (“sugar”) surface of the stripes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).