playbill
play·bill/ˈpleɪˌbɪl/noun
playbill is spelled P-L-A-Y-B-I-L-L: 8 letters and 2 syllables (play·bill). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, playbill means “A poster advertising a theatrical performance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of playbill is playbills.
How many letters and syllables are in playbill?
| Letters | 8: P-L-A-Y-B-I-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: play·bill |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 playbill?
Playbill appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 playbill?
- /ˈpleɪˌbɪl/
Playbill has 2 syllables, split play·bill in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-playbill.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of playbill
- playbills plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does playbill mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A poster advertising a theatrical performance.
- 2
A program/programme/pamphlet for a theatrical performance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does playbill come from?
From play + bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).