video call

noun

"video-call" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“video call” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A live audiovisual telecommunication; a phone call with video; a video chat.

Key facts for video call
PropertyValue
Headwordvideo call
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “video call” sits in English frequency

video call falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

video call is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A live audiovisual telecommunication; a phone call with video; a video chat.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for video call, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is video call, spelled V-I-D-E-O- -C-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A live audiovisual telecommunication; a phone call with video; a video chat.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "video call"?
"video call" is spelled V-I-D-E-O- -C-A-L-L.
What does "video call" mean?
As a noun, "video call" means: A live audiovisual telecommunication; a phone call with video; a video chat.
What language does "video call" come from?
"video call" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “video call”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is V-I-D-E-O- -C-A-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list