keycap
noun
keycap is spelled K-E-Y-C-A-P: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keycap means “The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keycap is keycaps.
How many letters and syllables are in keycap?
| Letters | 6: K-E-Y-C-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 keycap?
Keycap appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 keycap
- keycaps plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keycap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The part of a key (on a keyboard) that is pressed by the user, as opposed to any electromechanical unit underneath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keycap come from?
From key + cap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).