playtime
/ˈpleɪtaɪm/noun
playtime is spelled P-L-A-Y-T-I-M-E: 8 letters. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, playtime means “Time for play or diversion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of playtime is playtimes.
How many letters and syllables are in playtime?
| Letters | 8: P-L-A-Y-T-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th 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 playtime?
Playtime appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 playtime?
- /ˈpleɪtaɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-playtime.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of playtime
- playtimes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does playtime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Time for play or diversion.
- 2
AustraliaUKA time when children can play outside during the school day.
The school bell rings to mark the end of playtime.
- 3
A duration of time when one is not as serious or committed as one could be, especially in a conflict of sorts.
I thought I could go easy on you and win, but I suppose playtime is over.
- 4
The duration of a recording.
The longest track on the album has a playtime of eight minutes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does playtime come from?
From play + time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).