display
dis·play/dɪsˈpleɪ/noun, verb
display is spelled D-I-S-P-L-A-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables (dis·play). It appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, display means “A show or spectacle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of display is displays.
How many letters and syllables are in display?
| Letters | 7: D-I-S-P-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dis·play |
| In writing | 43 times per million words; the 2,339th 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 display?
Display appears 43 times per million words in written English, the 2,339th 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 display?
- /dɪsˈpleɪ/
Display has 2 syllables, split dis·play in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-display.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of display
- displays plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- displaying participle, present
- displayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does display mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A show or spectacle.
The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.
- 2
A piece of work to be presented visually.
Pupils are expected to produce a wall display about a country of their choice.
- 3
A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
- 4
An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
- 5
The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.
verb
- 1
To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.
- 2
To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.
- 3
To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into line, deploy.
- 4
datedTo make conspicuous by using large or prominent type.
- 5
obsoleteTo discover; to descry.
- 6
obsoleteTo spread out, to unfurl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Display in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | représentation, spectacle , moniteur, écran , présentoir , afficher |
| German | Vorführung, Vorstellung , Display, Monitor, Bildschirm, Anzeige |
| Portuguese | exposição, mostra , display, ecrã, tela , expositor |
| Spanish | demuestra , expositor, caja expositora , mostrar, exponer, exteriorizar |
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 display come from?
From Middle English displayen, from Anglo-Norman despleier and Old French despleier, desploiier, from Medieval Latin displicare (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicāre (“to fold”). Doublet of deploy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).