spreadsheet
/ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/noun, verb
spreadsheet is spelled S-P-R-E-A-D-S-H-E-E-T: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spreadsheet means “A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spreadsheet is spreadsheets.
How many letters and syllables are in spreadsheet?
| Letters | 11: S-P-R-E-A-D-S-H-E-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 spreadsheet?
Spreadsheet appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 spreadsheet?
- UK /ˈspɹɛd.ʃiːt/
- US /ˈspɹɛd.ʃit/
Spreadsheet has 2 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). Recordings: En-ca-spreadsheet.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spreadsheet
- spreadsheets plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- spreadsheeting participle, present
- spreadsheeted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spreadsheet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A computer application for organization, analysis, and storage of data in tabular form.
- 2
A document created with such an application.
- 3
datedA sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
verb
- 1
To model or compute by means of a spreadsheet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spreadsheet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tableur, chiffrier , feuille de calcul |
| German | Tabellenkalkulation, Tabellenkalkulationsprogramm , Tabelle, Kalkulationstabelle |
| Portuguese | planilha, folha de cálculo |
| Spanish | hoja de cálculo |
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 spreadsheet come from?
From spread + sheet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).