photoplay
noun
photoplay is spelled P-H-O-T-O-P-L-A-Y: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, photoplay means “A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of photoplay is photoplays.
How many letters and syllables are in photoplay?
| Letters | 9: P-H-O-T-O-P-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 photoplay?
Photoplay appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 photoplay
- photoplays plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does photoplay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
- 2
A novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
- 3
datedA motion picture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).