audiobook
/ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/noun
audiobook is spelled A-U-D-I-O-B-O-O-K: 9 letters. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, audiobook means “A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of audiobook is audiobooks.
How many letters and syllables are in audiobook?
| Letters | 9: A-U-D-I-O-B-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 audiobook?
Audiobook appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 audiobook?
- UK /ˈɔːdi.əʊbʊk/
- British /ˈoːdɪjəwbɵk/
- US /ˈɔdi.oʊbʊk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-audiobook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with audiobook
Also written: audio-book (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of audiobook
- audiobooks plural
- audio-book
- audio book
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does audiobook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A recording, usually made available for sale, of a reading of the full text or of an abridgement of a book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Audiobook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense audiobook:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | livre audio, livre sonore |
| German | Hörbuch, Audiobuch, Audiobook |
| Portuguese | audiolivro, livro falado |
| Spanish | audiolibro |
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 audiobook come from?
From audio- + book.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).