ghostwrite
verb
ghostwrite is spelled G-H-O-S-T-W-R-I-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ghostwrite means “To write under the name of another (especially literary works)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ghostwrite?
| Letters | 10: G-H-O-S-T-W-R-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 ghostwrite?
Ghostwrite appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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).
Forms of ghostwrite
- ghostwrites present, singular, he/she/it
- ghostwriting participle, present
- ghostwrote past
- ghostwritten participle, past
- ghost-write
- ghost write
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ghostwrite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
Mariana would rather not ghostwrite for a living because she finds it a thankless task.
- 2
To author a literary work or speech in the place of another.
The president has someone to ghostwrite his addresses.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ghostwrite come from?
Back-formation from ghostwriter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).