leetspeak
/ˈliːt.spiːk/noun
leetspeak is spelled L-E-E-T-S-P-E-A-K: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leetspeak means “A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in leetspeak?
| Letters | 9: L-E-E-T-S-P-E-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 leetspeak?
Leetspeak appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 leetspeak?
- /ˈliːt.spiːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-leetspeak.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of leetspeak
- leetspeek
- l33tspeak
- l33t5p34k
- 1337speak
- 13375p34k
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leetspeak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A form of chatspeak characterized most strongly by its alphanumeric substitutions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate leetspeak?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of leetspeak: leet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leetspeak come from?
From leet + -speak; the former element is from elite, respelled according to leetspeak conventions.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).