stylesheet
/ˈstaɪlʃiːt/
"stylesheet" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“stylesheet” is uncommon English (frequency #97,589 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,589
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication; a small style guide.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | stylesheet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈstaɪlʃiːt/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #97,589 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “stylesheet” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
stylesheet is uncommon English at frequency #97,589 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈstaɪlʃiːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for stylesheet, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From style + sheet. The correct English form is stylesheet, spelled S-T-Y-L-E-S-H-E-E-T.
Definition
- 1A document issued by a publisher informing authors how to style their works for publication; a small style guide.
- 2A document consisting of markup that describes the layout and presentation to be used when displaying other documents.
Etymology
From style + sheet.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “stylesheet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-T-Y-L-E-S-H-E-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈstaɪlʃiːt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.