megapixel
noun
megapixel is spelled M-E-G-A-P-I-X-E-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megapixel means “One million pixels, used as a unit of resolution of digital cameras” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megapixel is megapixels.
How many letters and syllables are in megapixel?
| Letters | 9: M-E-G-A-P-I-X-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 megapixel?
Megapixel appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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).
Forms of megapixel
- megapixels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megapixel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One million pixels, used as a unit of resolution of digital cameras.
This camera has a resolution of three megapixels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate megapixel?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of megapixel: MP.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Megapixel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one million pixels:
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 megapixel come from?
From mega- + pixel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).