notebook computer
/ˈˈnəʊtbʊkˌkəmˈpjuːtə/
"notebook-computer" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“notebook computer” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A class of laptop computer that is around the size of a paper notebook with A4 or letter-sized pages.
Corpus desk
Index EN-notebook-computer · notebook computer · English
notebook computer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | notebook computer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈˈnəʊtbʊkˌkəmˈpjuːtə/ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “notebook computer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
notebook computer is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈˈnəʊtbʊkˌkəmˈpjuːtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A class of laptop computer that is around the size of a paper notebook with A4 or letter-sized pages.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for notebook computer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is notebook computer, spelled N-O-T-E-B-O-O-K- -C-O-M-P-U-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1A class of laptop computer that is around the size of a paper notebook with A4 or letter-sized pages.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.