sweatshirt

\swɛt.ʃœʁt\

/\swɛt.ʃœʁt\/ noun

The verdict

“sweatshirt” is an uncommon French word, ranked #77,069 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,069
frequency rank, French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante orthographique de sweat-shirt, mais moins fréquente.

Key facts for sweatshirt
PropertyValue
Headwordsweatshirt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\swɛt.ʃœʁt\
Letters10
Frequency rank#77,069
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sweatshirt” sits in French 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). sweatshirt lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for sweatshirt is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \swɛt.ʃœʁt\. Corpus data places it at rank #77,069 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Variante orthographique de sweat-shirt, mais moins fréquente.".

No misspelling variants are generated for sweatshirt in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is sweatshirt, spelled S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de sweat-shirt, mais moins fréquente.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sweatshirt"?
"sweatshirt" is spelled S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \swɛt.ʃœʁt\.
What does "sweatshirt" mean?
As a noun, "sweatshirt" means: Variante orthographique de sweat-shirt, mais moins fréquente.
How do you pronounce "sweatshirt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sweatshirt" is \swɛt.ʃœʁt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sweatshirt" come from?
"sweatshirt" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “sweatshirt”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-W-E-A-T-S-H-I-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \swɛt.ʃœʁt\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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