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 May 6, 2026) - A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.

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

Where “swimming pool” sits in English frequency

swimming pool falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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.

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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Using “swimming pool”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is S-W-I-M-M-I-N-G- -P-O-O-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈswɪmɪŋ ˌpuːl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list