# sweatshop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈswɛtˌʃɒp/ · frequency rank #49,660

## Definitions
1. A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal.

## Etymology
From sweat (“to extract money, labour, etc.”, verb) + shop.

## Common misspellings (14)
`sewatshop`, `ssweatshop`, `swaetshop`, `sweasthop`, `sweathsop`, `sweatshhop`, `sweatshopp`, `sweatshpo`, `sweatsohp`, `sweatsshop`, `sweattshop`, `swetashop`, `swweatshop`, `wseatshop`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sweatshop