crapware
noun
crapware is spelled C-R-A-P-W-A-R-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crapware means “Software that is useless or of poor quality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crapware?
| Letters | 8: C-R-A-P-W-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 crapware?
Crapware appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 crapware?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-crapware.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does crapware mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSoftware that is useless or of poor quality.
- 2
informalUnwanted software that comes pre-installed with personal computers or mobile devices.
We suspect that its extra pound of heft is made up entirely of crapware–the Vaio ships with a ludicrous number of useless preinstalled applications. We understand the economic necessities of subsidizing inexpensive PCs with third-party crap
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crapware come from?
From crap + -ware.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).