frame rate
noun
frame rate is a noun meaning “The measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce unique consecutive images called frames, most often expressed in frames per second…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-R-A-M-E-R-A-T-E. The plural of frame rate is frame rates.
What does frame rate mean?
noun
- 1
The measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce unique consecutive images called frames, most often expressed in frames per second (often abbreviated "fps") or, equivalently, hertz (Hz).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce frame rate?
- 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-frame_rate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of frame rate
- frame rates plural
- framerate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with frame rate
Also written: framerate (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Frame rate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense measurement of how quickly an imaging device can produce frames:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fréquence d’images |
| German | Bildwiederholrate, Bildwiederholfrequenz, Bildfrequenz |
| Portuguese | cadência audiovisual, taxa de fotogramas |
| Spanish | tasa de fotogramas |
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.