# wallpaper

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,492

## Definitions
1. Decorative paper-like material used to cover the inner walls of buildings.
2. A roll of such paper.
3. A style or design of such material.
4. Anything that serves as a background or part of the surroundings.
5. An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.
6. Generic footage of a building or location that may be used in the background of a related news report.
7. Gaudy mass-produced stamps, typically of little or no value and only produced for sale to collectors.
8. A radio operator's collection of awards and QSL cards.

## Etymology
From wall + paper.

## Common misspellings (12)
`awllpaper`, `wallapper`, `wallpaepr`, `wallpaperr`, `wallpapper`, `wallpapre`, `wallppaer`, `wallppaper`, `walpaper`, `walplaper`, `wlalpaper`, `wwallpaper`

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