video game
vid·eo game/ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/noun, verb
video game is spelled V-I-D-E-O-G-A-M-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (vid·eo game). As a noun, video game means “A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of video game is video games.
How many letters and syllables are in video game?
| Letters | 9: V-I-D-E-O-G-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: vid·eo game |
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| 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 do you pronounce video game?
- UK /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
- US /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
- US /ˈvɪdjoʊˌɡeɪm/
Video game has 2 syllables, split vid·eo game in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-video_game.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with video game
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: videogame (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of video game
- video games plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- videogame
- vidgame informal
- viddy game
- vidya game
- video gaming participle, present
- video gamed participle, past
- video-game
- video-games present, singular, he/she/it
- video-gaming participle, present
- video-gamed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does video game mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle.
My uncle’s favorite video game is Minecraft.
verb
- 1
Alternative form of video game.
verb
- 1
rareTo play video games.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Video game in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of game existing as and controlled by software:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jeu vidéo |
| German | Videospiel, Computerspiel |
| Portuguese | videojogo, vídeo game |
| Spanish | juego de video, videojuego |
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 video game come from?
From video + game.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).