letterpress
/ˈlɛtɚˌpɹɛs/noun
letterpress is spelled L-E-T-T-E-R-P-R-E-S-S: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, letterpress means “The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of letterpress is letterpresses.
How many letters and syllables are in letterpress?
| Letters | 11: L-E-T-T-E-R-P-R-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 56,108th 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 letterpress?
Letterpress appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 56,108th 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 letterpress?
- US /ˈlɛtɚˌpɹɛs/
Letterpress has 3 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)-Vealhurl-letterpress.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of letterpress
- letterpresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does letterpress mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image.
- 2
Printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates.
- 3
A machine used for such printing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate letterpress?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of letterpress: L/P.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does letterpress come from?
From letter + press.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).