byplay
noun
byplay is spelled B-Y-P-L-A-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, byplay means “Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of byplay is byplays.
How many letters and syllables are in byplay?
| Letters | 6: B-Y-P-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th 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 byplay?
Byplay appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 byplay?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-byplay.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of byplay
- byplays plural
- by-play
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does byplay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
- 2
Any action, by supporting actor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does byplay come from?
From by- + play.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).