notepad
noun
notepad is spelled N-O-T-E-P-A-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, notepad means “A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of notepad is notepads.
How many letters and syllables are in notepad?
| Letters | 7: N-O-T-E-P-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 notepad?
Notepad appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 notepad?
Notepad has 2 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-notepad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with notepad
Also written: note pad (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of notepad
- notepads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does notepad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pad of paper, often bound, in which one jots down notes; a notebook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Notepad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bound pad of paper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bloc-notes |
| German | Notizblock, Schreibblock |
| Portuguese | bloco de notas |
| Spanish | bloc/block/pad de notas, libreta |
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 notepad come from?
From note + pad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).