viewfinder
/ˈvjuːfaɪndə(ɹ)/noun
viewfinder is spelled V-I-E-W-F-I-N-D-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, viewfinder means “A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of viewfinder is viewfinders.
How many letters and syllables are in viewfinder?
| Letters | 10: V-I-E-W-F-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is viewfinder?
Viewfinder appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 viewfinder?
- /ˈvjuːfaɪndə(ɹ)/
Viewfinder has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-viewfinder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of viewfinder
- viewfinders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does viewfinder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device on a camera that shows what will appear in the field of view of the lens; it helps the user target a subject, zoom and focus the image.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Viewfinder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device on a camera:
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 viewfinder come from?
From view + finder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).