trademark
trade·mark/ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/noun, verb, adjective
trademark is spelled T-R-A-D-E-M-A-R-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables (trade·mark). It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trademark means “A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trademark is trademarks.
How many letters and syllables are in trademark?
| Letters | 9: T-R-A-D-E-M-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trade·mark |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is trademark?
Trademark appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th 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 trademark?
- UK /ˈtɹeɪdmɑːk/
- US /ˈtɹeɪdmɑɹk/
- Australia /ˈtɹæɪdmɐːk/
Trademark has 2 syllables, split trade·mark in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-trademark.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Samuel_Muldoon_(Muldoonsamuel55)-trademark.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with trademark
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: trade-mark (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of trademark
- trademarks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- trade mark
- trade-mark
- trademarking participle, present
- trademarked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trademark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A word, symbol, or phrase used to identify a particular company's product and differentiate it from other companies' products.
- 2
Especially, such a term that is registered with a government agency so as to have legal protection against use by other companies.
- 3
Any proprietary business, product or service name.
- 4
The aspect for which someone or something is best known; a hallmark or typical characteristic.
verb
- 1
proscribedTo register something as a trademark.
- 2
proscribedTo so label a product.
adjective
- 1
informalDistinctive, characteristic, signature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trademark in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | marque commerciale |
| German | Marke, Warenzeichen |
| Portuguese | marca registrada, marca |
| Spanish | marca registrada, marca , marca de la casa, consabido |
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 trademark come from?
From trade + mark.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).