helipad
he·li·pad/ˈhɛ.liˌpæd/noun
helipad is spelled H-E-L-I-P-A-D: 7 letters and 3 syllables (he·li·pad). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, helipad means “A small landing area for helicopters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of helipad is helipads.
How many letters and syllables are in helipad?
| Letters | 7: H-E-L-I-P-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: he·li·pad |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 helipad?
Helipad appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 helipad?
- US /ˈhɛ.liˌpæd/
Helipad has 3 syllables, split he·li·pad in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-helipad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of helipad
- helipads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does helipad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small landing area for helicopters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Helipad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense landing area for helicopters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | héliport, hélistation, hélisurface |
| Portuguese | heliponto |
| Spanish | helipuerto |
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 helipad come from?
From heli- + pad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).