wastepaper
/ˈweɪstˌpeɪpɚ/noun
wastepaper is spelled W-A-S-T-E-P-A-P-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wastepaper means “Unwanted paper that has been discarded” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wastepaper is wastepapers.
How many letters and syllables are in wastepaper?
| Letters | 10: W-A-S-T-E-P-A-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 wastepaper?
Wastepaper appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 wastepaper?
- US /ˈweɪstˌpeɪpɚ/
Wastepaper 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).
Forms of wastepaper
- wastepapers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wastepaper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Unwanted paper that has been discarded.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wastepaper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unwanted paper that has been discarded:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | vieux papiers, maculature |
| German | Altpapier, Makulatur |
| Spanish | papelote |
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 wastepaper come from?
From waste + paper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).