suede
/sweɪd/noun, adjective, verb
suede is spelled S-U-E-D-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, suede means “A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of suede is suedes.
How many letters and syllables are in suede?
| Letters | 5: S-U-E-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 suede?
Suede appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 suede?
- /sweɪd/
- /swed/
Suede has one syllable (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: En-us-suede.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with suede
Sounds like: swayed (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of suede
- suedes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sueding participle, present
- sueded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does suede mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.
adjective
- 1
Made of suede.
verb
- 1
To make (leather) into suede.
- 2
To finish (fabric) by abrasion, giving it a fibrous surface.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Suede in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | suède, cuir suédé, daim , de suède, de cuir suédé, de daim |
| German | Wildleder, Veloursleder |
| Portuguese | camurça |
| Spanish | gamuza |
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 suede come from?
Borrowed from French gants de Suède (“gloves from Sweden”). Doublet of Swede.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).