teleplay
/ˈtɛləˌpleɪ/noun
teleplay is spelled T-E-L-E-P-L-A-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teleplay means “A script formatted like a screenplay for cinema, but written to be made into an episode of a television show” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teleplay is teleplays.
How many letters and syllables are in teleplay?
| Letters | 8: T-E-L-E-P-L-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 teleplay?
Teleplay appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 teleplay?
- US /ˈtɛləˌpleɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of teleplay
- teleplays plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teleplay mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A script formatted like a screenplay for cinema, but written to be made into an episode of a television show.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does teleplay come from?
Blend of television + screenplay.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).