eBay
verb
eBay is spelled E-B-A-Y: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, eBay means “To put on auction at eBay” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in eBay?
| Letters | 4: E-B-A-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,674th 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 eBay?
EBay appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th 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 eBay?
- General-American
EBay 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). Recordings: En-us-eBay.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of eBay
- eBays present, singular, he/she/it
- eBaying participle, present
- eBayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eBay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put on auction at eBay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does eBay come from?
Short for Echo Bay Technology Group, the consulting firm involved with its development. By surface analysis, e- (digital) + bay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).