polaroid
noun, verb
polaroid is spelled P-O-L-A-R-O-I-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polaroid means “A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarized” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polaroid is polaroids.
How many letters and syllables are in polaroid?
| Letters | 8: P-O-L-A-R-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polaroid?
Polaroid appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd 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 polaroid?
Polaroid has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of polaroid
- polaroids plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- polaroiding participle, present
- polaroided participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polaroid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sheet of plastic embedded with microscopic crystals of herapathite or similarly acting material, so that light passing through it is polarized.
- 2
Spectacles made with lenses of this material, once used to view certain 3-D movies, now used as sunglasses.
- 3
A camera that develops its own film.
- 4
A print from such a camera.
verb
- 1
informalTo photograph with a polaroid camera.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of polaroid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polaroid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense print from such a camera:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polaroïd |
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 polaroid come from?
A genericization of the trademark Polaroid, owned by Polaroid Corporation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).