listserve
noun
listserve is spelled L-I-S-T-S-E-R-V-E: 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, listserve means “An electronic mailing list using the medium of email” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of listserve is listserves.
How many letters and syllables are in listserve?
| Letters | 9: L-I-S-T-S-E-R-V-E |
|---|---|
| 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 listserve?
Listserve 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 listserve?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-listserve.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of listserve
- listserves plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does listserve mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electronic mailing list using the medium of email.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does listserve come from?
From LISTSERV (a trademark), the first electronic mailing list software application, launched in 1986.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).