VHS
noun
VHS is spelled V-H-S: 3 letters. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, VHS means “A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of VHS is VHSes.
How many letters and syllables are in VHS?
| Letters | 3: V-H-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th 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 VHS?
VHS appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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).
Forms of VHS
- VHSes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does VHS mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of videotape originally developed by the Japanese company JVC.
noun
- 1
plural of VH
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
VHS in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense videotape developed by JVC:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | VHS |
| German | VHS |
| Spanish | VHS, videocasete, videocinta, videocassette (videokaset) |
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 VHS come from?
Initialism of Vertical Helical Scan, later reinterpreted as Video Home System.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).