wetsuit
/ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/
"wetsuit" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wetsuit” is uncommon English (frequency #50,317 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,317
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wetsuit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #50,317 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “wetsuit” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
wetsuit is uncommon English at frequency #50,317 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɛtˌs(j)ut/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.".
Zero misspellings are on record for wetsuit in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From wet + suit. The correct English form is wetsuit, spelled W-E-T-S-U-I-T.
Definition
- 1A close fitting, insulating garment usually made from neoprene or similar material designed to keep one warm during activities on or under water.
Etymology
From wet + suit.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “wetsuit”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-E-T-S-U-I-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.