sweatbox
noun, verb
sweatbox is spelled S-W-E-A-T-B-O-X: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sweatbox means “Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sweatbox is sweatboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in sweatbox?
| Letters | 8: S-W-E-A-T-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sweatbox?
Sweatbox appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 sweatbox?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-sweatbox.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sweatbox
- sweatboxes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sweatboxing participle, present
- sweatboxed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sweatbox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any box or boxlike structure used to induce sweating, such as of hides or tobacco
- 2
USslangA jail cell.
- 3
UKslangA compartment in a police van to hold a prisoner being transported.
- 4
A small overheated cell or room used for solitary confinement or torture.
- 5
slangA small nightclub packed to capacity where people get hot and sweaty.
- 6
The room where a scene is reviewed.
- 7
The review process that takes place in a sweat box.
verb
- 1
slangTo place (a person) in a jail cell or a police van compartment.
- 2
To review (work) in the designated room for such reviews.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sweatbox come from?
From sweat + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).