texta
noun
texta is spelled T-E-X-T-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, texta means “A coloured felt-tip pen, usually wide-tipped for use by children” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of texta is textas.
How many letters and syllables are in texta?
| Letters | 5: T-E-X-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 texta?
Texta appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 texta?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-texta.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of texta
- textas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does texta mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA coloured felt-tip pen, usually wide-tipped for use by children.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does texta come from?
By trademark erosion from Texta, a registered trademark of Australian stationery company Jasco Pty Ltd. Presumably from text. Usage of the word began from the 1970s, when primary school children in Australia used the brand of felt-tip markers with bright, colourful packaging, prominently displaying the name "TEXTA".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).