phototypesetting
noun
phototypesetting is spelled P-H-O-T-O-T-Y-P-E-S-E-T-T-I-N-G: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phototypesetting means “A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in phototypesetting?
| Letters | 16: P-H-O-T-O-T-Y-P-E-S-E-T-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 phototypesetting?
Phototypesetting appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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).
What does phototypesetting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Phototypesetting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense typesetting method:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fotocomposición |
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 phototypesetting come from?
From photo- + typesetting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).