plaintext
/ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst/noun, adjective
plaintext is spelled P-L-A-I-N-T-E-X-T: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, plaintext means “Alternative spelling of plain text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plaintext is plaintexts.
How many letters and syllables are in plaintext?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-I-N-T-E-X-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 plaintext?
Plaintext appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 plaintext?
- US /ˈpleɪnˌtɛkst/
Plaintext has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-plaintext.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with plaintext
Also written: plain text (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of plaintext
- plaintexts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plaintext mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of plain text.
adjective
- 1
Consisting only of plain text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).