copypasta
/ˈkɑpiˌpɑstə/noun, verb
copypasta is spelled C-O-P-Y-P-A-S-T-A: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, copypasta means “A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of copypasta is copypastas.
How many letters and syllables are in copypasta?
| Letters | 9: C-O-P-Y-P-A-S-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 copypasta?
Copypasta appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 copypasta?
- UK /ˈkɒpiˌpæstə/
- US /ˈkɑpiˌpɑstə/
- /ˈkɒpiˌpeɪstə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-copypasta.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of copypasta
- copypastas plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- copypastaing participle, present
- copypastaed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does copypasta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A block of text which has been copied and pasted from somewhere else, serving as a story or meme.
- 2
slangCode or documentation that has been copied and pasted, often erroneously.
verb
- 1
To copy and paste data from one website to another, usually text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Copypasta in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | copié-collé, copypasta , copié-merdé |
| Portuguese | copypasta |
| Spanish | copipega , (texto) pegar, copipegar |
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.