screencast
noun
screencast is spelled S-C-R-E-E-N-C-A-S-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, screencast means “A digital recording of a computer screen's display” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of screencast is screencasts.
How many letters and syllables are in screencast?
| Letters | 10: S-C-R-E-E-N-C-A-S-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th 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 screencast?
Screencast appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
Forms of screencast
- screencasts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does screencast mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A digital recording of a computer screen's display.
- 2
A video stream that's broadcasted live to an audience.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Screencast in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense digital recording:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Screencast, Bildschirmaufnahme |
| Portuguese | emissão de ecrã, transmissão de ecrã |
| Spanish | emisión de pantalla |
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 screencast come from?
Coined in 2004. From screen + -cast, from broadcast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).