lipread
/ˈlɪpɹiːd/verb
lipread is spelled L-I-P-R-E-A-D: 7 letters. As a verb, lipread means “To determine a person's speech by watching the movement of their lips” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lipread?
| Letters | 7: L-I-P-R-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce lipread?
- /ˈlɪpɹiːd/
- /ˈlɪpɹɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lipread_(infintive).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-lipread_(past).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of lipread
- lipreads present, singular, he/she/it
- lipreading participle, present
- lip-read
- lip read
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lipread mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To determine a person's speech by watching the movement of their lips.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lipread in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense determine what a person is saying by watching or observing the movement of their:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lire sur les lèvres |
| German | von den Lippen lesen |
| Portuguese | ler os lábios |
| Spanish | leer los labios |
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 lipread come from?
From lip + read.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).