sportswear
noun
sportswear is spelled S-P-O-R-T-S-W-E-A-R: 10 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, sportswear means “Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sportswear?
| Letters | 10: S-P-O-R-T-S-W-E-A-R |
|---|---|
| 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 sportswear?
Sportswear 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 sportswear?
- US
Sportswear 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)-Flame,_not_lame-sportswear.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sportswear mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Casual clothing that is comfortable to wear when exercising or partaking in sport; activewear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sportswear in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense casual clothing for sport or excercise:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vêtement de sport |
| German | Sportbekleidung |
| Spanish | ropa deportiva |
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 sportswear come from?
From sports + -wear.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).