PayPal
/ˈpeɪˌpæl/noun, verb
PayPal is spelled P-A-Y-P-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, PayPal means “An account on the PayPal system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of PayPal is PayPals.
How many letters and syllables are in PayPal?
| Letters | 6: P-A-Y-P-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th 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 PayPal?
PayPal appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th 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 PayPal?
- /ˈpeɪˌpæl/
PayPal 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).
Forms of PayPal
- PayPals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- PayPaling participle, present
- PayPalling participle, present
- PayPaled participle, past
- PayPalled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does PayPal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn account on the PayPal system.
verb
- 1
To transfer (money) to (someone) via the PayPal system.
He PayPalled $150 to my account, which was only half of what we had agreed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does PayPal come from?
Company name, from pay + pal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).