wysiwyg
/ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/phrase
wysiwyg is spelled W-Y-S-I-W-Y-G: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a phrase, wysiwyg means “Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wysiwyg?
| Letters | 7: W-Y-S-I-W-Y-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 wysiwyg?
Wysiwyg appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 wysiwyg?
- /ˈwɪz.iˌwɪɡ/
- /ˈwɪz.ə.wɪɡ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-WYSIWYG.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does wysiwyg mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
phrase
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG.
phrase
- 1
Acronym of what you see is what you get.
noun
- 1
A type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen image and the printed image.
phrase
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of WYSIWYG.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wysiwyg in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of software that maintains a close correspondence between the screen imag:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | WYSIWYG, wirklichkeitsgetreue Darstellung auf dem Bildschirm |
| Portuguese | o que você vê é o que você tem |
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 wysiwyg come from?
Coined by computer typesetter John W. Seybold and popularized at Xerox PARC during the late 1970s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).