sidespin
noun
sidespin is spelled S-I-D-E-S-P-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sidespin means “Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sidespin is sidespins.
How many letters and syllables are in sidespin?
| Letters | 8: S-I-D-E-S-P-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 sidespin?
Sidespin appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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).
Forms of sidespin
- sidespins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sidespin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight.
When a right-handed golfer hits a ball with a clockwise sidespin (when viewed from the top), it is called a fade or if extreme a slice and the flight of the ball will curve to the right.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sidespin come from?
From side + spin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).