shirtwaist
noun
shirtwaist is spelled S-H-I-R-T-W-A-I-S-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shirtwaist means “A woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shirtwaist is shirtwaists.
How many letters and syllables are in shirtwaist?
| Letters | 10: S-H-I-R-T-W-A-I-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 shirtwaist?
Shirtwaist appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 shirtwaist?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-shirtwaist.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of shirtwaist
- shirtwaists plural
- shirt-waist
- shirt waist
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shirtwaist mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA woman's tailored blouse, buttoned down the front.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shirtwaist come from?
From shirt + waist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).