scantron
/ˈskænˌtɹɑn/noun
scantron is spelled S-C-A-N-T-R-O-N: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scantron means “A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scantron is scantrons.
How many letters and syllables are in scantron?
| Letters | 8: S-C-A-N-T-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 scantron?
Scantron appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 scantron?
- UK /ˈskænˌtɹɒn/
- US /ˈskænˌtɹɑn/
Scantron has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of scantron
- scantrons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scantron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to scan prepared forms used for multiple-choice and true-or-false testing.
- 2
A prepared form for use in such a device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scantron come from?
Genericized trademark. By genericization of Scantron (from scan + -tron), a manufacturer and brand name of the devices.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).