keyframe
/ˈkiˌfɹeɪm/noun, verb
keyframe is spelled K-E-Y-F-R-A-M-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keyframe means “A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keyframe is keyframes.
How many letters and syllables are in keyframe?
| Letters | 8: K-E-Y-F-R-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 keyframe?
Keyframe appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 keyframe?
- US /ˈkiˌfɹeɪm/
Keyframe has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of keyframe
- keyframes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- key frame
- keyframing participle, present
- keyframed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keyframe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A single frame in an animation sequence drawn by an artist, between which others are tweened.
- 2
A complete video frame, used as a reference for subsequent interframes in video compression.
verb
- 1
To animate by interpolation between successive keyframes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keyframe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | image clé |
| German | Keyframe , Schlüsselbild |
| Portuguese | quadro-chave, fotograma-chave |
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 keyframe come from?
From key + frame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).