setpoint
set·point/ˈsɛtpɔɪnt/noun
setpoint is spelled S-E-T-P-O-I-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (set·point). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, setpoint means “The command signal or value which is fed into a controller to establish the target or desired position or state of the controlled device or process” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of setpoint is setpoints.
How many letters and syllables are in setpoint?
| Letters | 8: S-E-T-P-O-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: set·point |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 setpoint?
Setpoint appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 setpoint?
- /ˈsɛtpɔɪnt/
Setpoint has 2 syllables, split set·point in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of setpoint
- setpoints plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does setpoint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The command signal or value which is fed into a controller to establish the target or desired position or state of the controlled device or process.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Setpoint in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense command signal or value:
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 setpoint come from?
From set + point.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).