space bar
noun
space bar is spelled S-P-A-C-E-B-A-R: 8 letters. As a noun, space bar means “A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of space bar is space bars.
How many letters and syllables are in space bar?
| Letters | 8: S-P-A-C-E-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce space bar?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-space_bar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with space bar
Also written: spacebar (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of space bar
- space bars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does space bar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A key, in the shape of a bar, near the bottom of a keyboard, that generates a space character when pressed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Space bar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense key:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barre d'espace, espace |
| German | Leertaste |
| Portuguese | espaço, barra de espaço |
| Spanish | barra espaciadora, tecla espaciadora |
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.