showroom
/ˈʃoʊˌɹum/noun, verb
showroom is spelled S-H-O-W-R-O-O-M: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, showroom means “A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of showroom is showrooms.
How many letters and syllables are in showroom?
| Letters | 8: S-H-O-W-R-O-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th 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 showroom?
Showroom appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th 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 showroom?
- US /ˈʃoʊˌɹum/
Showroom 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)-Vealhurl-showroom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of showroom
- showrooms plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- showrooming participle, present
- showroomed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does showroom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room in a business set aside for the display of the company's products.
- 2
datedA room or apartment where a show is exhibited.
verb
- 1
To inspect merchandise in a physical store, then purchase the identical product from an online merchant; to use a physical store as a showroom for an online merchant.
This new phone looks good, but I want to go to the mall and showroom it before buying.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Showroom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense room for display of products:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | showroom, salle d'exposition, salle de montre |
| German | Ausstellungsraum, Showroom |
| Spanish | sala de muestras, salón de exhibición |
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 showroom come from?
From show + room. Verb sense circa 2011.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).