sweatshirt
/ˈswɛtʃəːt/noun
sweatshirt is spelled S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sweatshirt means “A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sweatshirt is sweatshirts.
How many letters and syllables are in sweatshirt?
| Letters | 10: S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st 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 sweatshirt?
Sweatshirt appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 sweatshirt?
- /ˈswɛtʃəːt/
Sweatshirt 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: En-us-sweatshirt.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sweatshirt
Also written: sweat shirt (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sweatshirt
- sweatshirts plural
- sweat shirt
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sweatshirt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel.
- 2
A shirt worn against the skin, usually under other clothing, to absorb sweat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sweatshirt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sweat-shirt, sweatshirt, coton ouaté |
| German | Sweatshirt |
| Portuguese | moletom |
| Spanish | sudadera, buzo, chompa, polerón, sudador, chándal |
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 sweatshirt come from?
From sweat + shirt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).