abandonware
noun
abandonware is spelled A-B-A-N-D-O-N-W-A-R-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abandonware means “A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abandonware is abandonwares.
How many letters and syllables are in abandonware?
| Letters | 11: A-B-A-N-D-O-N-W-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is abandonware?
Abandonware appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 abandonware?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-abandonware.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of abandonware
- abandonwares plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abandonware mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A software product that is no longer updated or maintained, or whose copyright is no longer defended or which is no longer marketed even by the company who made it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abandonware in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense software which has been abandoned by its developer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abandogiciel, logiciel abandonné, abandonware |
| German | Abandonware |
| Spanish | abandonware |
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.