stenotype
/ˈstɛnə(ʊ)(ˌ)taɪp/noun, verb
stenotype is spelled S-T-E-N-O-T-Y-P-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stenotype means “A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stenotype is stenotypes.
How many letters and syllables are in stenotype?
| Letters | 9: S-T-E-N-O-T-Y-P-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 stenotype?
Stenotype appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 stenotype?
- /ˈstɛnə(ʊ)(ˌ)taɪp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of stenotype
- stenotypes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- stenotyping participle, present
- stenotyped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stenotype mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A keyboard machine used to record a version of shorthand using a series of phonetic symbols.
- 2
Any of the characters used in this shorthand system.
verb
- 1
To record using a stenotype.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stenotype come from?
From steno- + -type.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).