teleprompter

/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/

//ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ// noun

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"teleprompter" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“teleprompter” is uncommon English (frequency #53,295 among 3,151 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,295
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

Corpus desk

Index EN-teleprompter · teleprompter · English

teleprompter · rank #53,295 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,295
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH techie

Nearest frequency peer: techie (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “teleprompter”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “teleprompter” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for teleprompter
PropertyValue
Headwordteleprompter
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/
Letters12
Frequency rank#53,295
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “teleprompter” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).teleprompterfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “techie” (#53,294), “teat” (#53,293), “testa” (#53,297). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “teleprompter” is #53,295. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teleprompter is uncommon English at frequency #53,295 among 3,151 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.".

teleprompter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer. The correct English form is teleprompter, spelled T-E-L-E-P-R-O-M-P-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how teleprompter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ahem ... GRBLB BLABT UNT MIT SPEEB!! OOT PIFFOO BLABOO... [pause] Would someone please give the Teleprompter a swift kick...
  2. He was more at ease in reading his speech off the dual screens of a teleprompter than looking up and down at a speech text on his lectern.

Etymology

From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer.

Synonyms

autocue

This word in other languages

prompteur(Français)Prompter(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teleprompter"?
"teleprompter" is spelled T-E-L-E-P-R-O-M-P-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/.
What does "teleprompter" mean?
As a noun, "teleprompter" means: A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.
How do you pronounce "teleprompter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teleprompter" is /ˈtɛləˌpɹɑmptəɹ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "teleprompter"?
From tele- + prompter; genericized trademark, originally styled TelePrompTer. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "teleprompter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

supplication#53,284whitewashing#53,338assimilating#53,380attractively#53,381

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list