spandex
/ˈspændɛks/noun
spandex is spelled S-P-A-N-D-E-X: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spandex means “A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spandex is spandexes.
How many letters and syllables are in spandex?
| Letters | 7: S-P-A-N-D-E-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 spandex?
Spandex appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 spandex?
- US /ˈspændɛks/
Spandex 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-spandex.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spandex
- spandexes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spandex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.
- 2
Clothing made from such material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spandex in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense synthetic fibre:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Elastan |
| Portuguese | lycra |
| Spanish | spandex |
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 spandex come from?
Coined as an anagram of the word expands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).