sweetshop
noun
sweetshop is spelled S-W-E-E-T-S-H-O-P: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sweetshop means “A shop selling confectionery, especially one that sells predominantly confectionery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sweetshop is sweetshops.
How many letters and syllables are in sweetshop?
| Letters | 9: S-W-E-E-T-S-H-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 sweetshop?
Sweetshop appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 sweetshop?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sweetshop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sweetshop
- sweetshops plural
- sweet shop
- sweet-shop
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sweetshop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A shop selling confectionery, especially one that sells predominantly confectionery.
- 2
slangA drug dealer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sweetshop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense shop selling predominantly confectionery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | confiserie, pâtisserie |
| German | Konditorei, Süßwarengeschäft, Süßwarenladen |
| Portuguese | doçaria, doceria, pastelaria |
| Spanish | confitería, dulcería, caramelería |
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 sweetshop come from?
From sweet + shop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).