input
/ˈɪnpʊt/noun, verb
input is spelled I-N-P-U-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, input means “The act or process of putting in; infusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of input is inputs.
How many letters and syllables are in input?
| Letters | 5: I-N-P-U-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th 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 input?
Input appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 input?
- US /ˈɪnpʊt/
- US /ˈɪmpʊt/
- British /ˈɪnpɵt/
Input 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-input.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of input
- inputs plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- inputting participle, present
- inputted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does input mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process of putting in; infusion.
- 2
That which is put in, as in an amount.
- 3
Contribution of work or information, as an opinion or advice.
You can provide input via this form.
- 4
Data fed into a process with the intention of it shaping or affecting the output of that process.
sound input
- 5
An input jack.
model with A/V input
verb
- 1
To put in; put on.
- 2
To enter data.
The user inputs his date of birth and the computer displays his age.
- 3
To accept data that is entered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Input in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | entrée, intrant , rentrer |
| German | Eingabe, Input , eingeben |
| Portuguese | entrada, input , entrar |
| Spanish | insumo, entrada, input , introducir , aportación, aporte |
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 input come from?
From Middle English inputten, equivalent to in- + put.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).