keypad
/ˈkiːpæd/noun
keypad is spelled K-E-Y-P-A-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keypad means “A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keypad is keypads.
How many letters and syllables are in keypad?
| Letters | 6: K-E-Y-P-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 keypad?
Keypad appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 keypad?
- /ˈkiːpæd/
Keypad 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)-Qwertygiy-keypad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keypad
- keypads plural
- key pad rare
- key-pad rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keypad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.
Many laptop computers have special function keys which turn part of the alphabetical keyboard into a numeric keypad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Keypad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small board with keys:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Tastenfeld |
| Portuguese | teclado numérico |
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 keypad come from?
From key + pad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).