keypress
noun
keypress is spelled K-E-Y-P-R-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keypress means “The depression of an input key” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keypress is keypresses.
How many letters and syllables are in keypress?
| Letters | 8: K-E-Y-P-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 keypress?
Keypress appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 keypress?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-keypress.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keypress
- keypresses plural
- key press
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keypress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The depression of an input key.
- 2
The buffered electrical signal resulting from such an event, sometimes distinguished from the release.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keypress come from?
From key + press.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).