swimsuit
/ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/noun
swimsuit is spelled S-W-I-M-S-U-I-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, swimsuit means “A garment worn for swimming” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of swimsuit is swimsuits.
How many letters and syllables are in swimsuit?
| Letters | 8: S-W-I-M-S-U-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st 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 swimsuit?
Swimsuit appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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 swimsuit?
- /ˈswɪm.s(j)ut/
Swimsuit 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-swimsuit.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of swimsuit
- swimsuits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does swimsuit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A garment worn for swimming.
Put on your swimsuit and let's go for a swim.
- 2
A tight-fitting one-piece garment worn by women and girls.
Jade refused to go swimming with her brother until he helped her find her favorite swimsuit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Swimsuit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense garment worn for swimming:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | maillot de bain |
| German | Badebekleidung, Badeanzug |
| Portuguese | traje de banho, fato de banho, roupa de banho |
| Spanish | bañador, traje de baño, ropa de baño, calzoneta, calzón de baño |
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 swimsuit come from?
From swim + suit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).