bitmap
/ˈbɪtˌmæp/noun
bitmap is spelled B-I-T-M-A-P: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bitmap means “A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bitmap is bitmaps.
How many letters and syllables are in bitmap?
| Letters | 6: B-I-T-M-A-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 bitmap?
Bitmap appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 bitmap?
- US /ˈbɪtˌmæp/
Bitmap has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-bitmap.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bitmap
Also written: bit-map (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bitmap
- bitmaps plural
- bit map
- bit-map
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bitmap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A series of bits that represents a rasterized graphic image, each pixel being represented as a group of bits.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate bitmap?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of bitmap: BMP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bitmap in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a series of bits:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | image matricielle |
| German | Rastergrafik, Pixelgrafik, Binärbild, Bitmap |
| Spanish | mapa de bits |
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 bitmap come from?
From bit + map.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).