sitcom
/ˈsɪtˌkɑm/noun
sitcom is spelled S-I-T-C-O-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sitcom means “Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sitcom is sitcoms.
How many letters and syllables are in sitcom?
| Letters | 6: S-I-T-C-O-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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 sitcom?
Sitcom appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 sitcom?
- UK /ˈsɪtˌkɒm/
- US /ˈsɪtˌkɑm/
Sitcom 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-sitcom.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sitcom
Also written: sit-com (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sitcom
- sitcoms plural
- sit-com
- sit com
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sitcom mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy.
- 2
Acronym of single income, two children, oppressive/outrageous mortgage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sitcom in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense situation comedy – see also situation comedy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | comédie de situation, sitcom |
| German | Sitcom |
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 sitcom come from?
Syllabic abbreviation of situation comedy. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).