worktop
noun
worktop is spelled W-O-R-K-T-O-P: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, worktop means “A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of worktop is worktops.
How many letters and syllables are in worktop?
| Letters | 7: W-O-R-K-T-O-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 89,388th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is worktop?
Worktop appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 89,388th 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 worktop?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-worktop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of worktop
- worktops plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does worktop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
The cupboards were oak and the worktop was granite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Worktop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kitchen work surface:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | plan de travail |
| German | Arbeitsfläche |
| Spanish | encimera |
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 worktop come from?
From work + top.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).