swimming pool

/ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/

//ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl// noun

"swimming-pool" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“swimming pool” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-swimming-pool · swimming pool · English

swimming pool · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for swimming pool
PropertyValue
Headwordswimming pool
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “swimming pool” in English

swimming poolranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

swimming pool is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for swimming pool, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is swimming pool, spelled S-W-I-M-M-I-N-G- -P-O-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how swimming pool appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He was chilling out with his girlfriend in the swimming pool.
  2. Fortunately, a waterfall thrums down the nearby mountains and forms a natural swimming pool at the entrance.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "swimming pool"?
"swimming pool" is spelled S-W-I-M-M-I-N-G- -P-O-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/.
What does "swimming pool" mean?
As a noun, "swimming pool" means: A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.
How do you pronounce "swimming pool"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "swimming pool" is /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "swimming pool" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list