playfield
noun
playfield is spelled P-L-A-Y-F-I-E-L-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, playfield means “A playing field” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of playfield is playfields.
How many letters and syllables are in playfield?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-Y-F-I-E-L-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 86,301st 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 playfield?
Playfield appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 86,301st 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 playfield?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-playfield.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of playfield
- playfields plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does playfield mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A playing field.
- 2
The onscreen area within which a game (especially a video game) is played.
- 3
The main surface inside the machine where the ball moves and the game takes place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does playfield come from?
From play + field.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).