wingsuit

/ˈwɪŋˌsut/

//ˈwɪŋˌsut// noun

"wingsuit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“wingsuit” is uncommon English (frequency #84,912 among 12,113 “W” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,912
frequency rank, English
12,113
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift.

Corpus desk

Index EN-wingsuit · wingsuit · English

wingsuit · rank #84,912 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,912
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 12,113
  • PHOTO-FINISH Winklevoss

Nearest frequency peer: Winklevoss (+1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “wingsuit”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “wingsuit” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for wingsuit
PropertyValue
Headwordwingsuit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈwɪŋˌsut/
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,912
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “wingsuit” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). wingsuit lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wingsuit is uncommon English at frequency #84,912 among 12,113 “W” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈwɪŋˌsut/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for wingsuit, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From wing + suit. The correct English form is wingsuit, spelled W-I-N-G-S-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift.

Etymology

From wing + 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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "wingsuit"?
"wingsuit" is spelled W-I-N-G-S-U-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈwɪŋˌsut/.
What does "wingsuit" mean?
As a noun, "wingsuit" means: A special jumpsuit, used in extreme sports like a parachute, which adds surface area to the wearer's body to create lift.
How do you pronounce "wingsuit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wingsuit" is /ˈwɪŋˌsut/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "wingsuit"?
From wing + suit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wingsuit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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