dropbox
/ˈdɹɑp.bɑks/noun
dropbox is spelled D-R-O-P-B-O-X: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dropbox means “A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dropbox is dropboxes.
How many letters and syllables are in dropbox?
| Letters | 7: D-R-O-P-B-O-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dropbox?
Dropbox appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 dropbox?
- US /ˈdɹɑp.bɑks/
- UK /ˈdɹɒp.bɒks/
Dropbox has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with dropbox
Also written: drop-box (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of dropbox
- dropboxes plural
- drop box
- drop-box
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dropbox mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A box wherein objects can be deposited by one person for later collection by another.
- 2
A computer folder to which files may be dragged and dropped and from which users of other computers on the network can access those files.
- 3
An enhancement to a loom that allows patterns of multiple colors to be woven from the same loom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dropbox in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense physical box:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boîte de dépôt, urne |
| Portuguese | urna |
| Spanish | buzón |
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 dropbox come from?
From drop + box.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).