groupware
noun
groupware is spelled G-R-O-U-P-W-A-R-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, groupware means “software designed to be used collaboratively by multiple users on a network” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in groupware?
| Letters | 9: G-R-O-U-P-W-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 groupware?
Groupware appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 groupware?
- UK
Groupware 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-uk-groupware.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does groupware mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
software designed to be used collaboratively by multiple users on a network
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does groupware come from?
From group + -ware.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).