# videotape

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #26,302

## Definitions
1. A relatively wide magnetic tape used for recording visual images and sounds (as of a television production) for subsequent playback or broadcasting.

## Etymology
From video + tape, a trademark of media company Ampex.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ivdeotape`, `vdieotape`, `viddeotape`, `videoatpe`, `videotaep`, `videotappe`, `videotpae`, `videottape`, `videtoape`, `vidoetape`, `viedotape`, `vvideotape`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/videotape