bookplate
noun, verb
bookplate is spelled B-O-O-K-P-L-A-T-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bookplate means “A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bookplate is bookplates.
How many letters and syllables are in bookplate?
| Letters | 9: B-O-O-K-P-L-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 bookplate?
Bookplate appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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).
Forms of bookplate
- bookplates plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- bookplating participle, present
- bookplated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bookplate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A printed piece of paper pasted on one of the pages of a book, most often on the inside front cover, showing ownership and thus deterring theft.
verb
- 1
To affix a bookplate to (a book).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bookplate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense piece of paper pasted on a book to show ownership:
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 bookplate come from?
From book + plate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).