YouTube
/ˈjutub/noun, verb
YouTube is spelled Y-O-U-T-U-B-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 46 times per million words in written English, the 2,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, YouTube means “Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of YouTube is YouTubes.
How many letters and syllables are in YouTube?
| Letters | 7: Y-O-U-T-U-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 46 times per million words; the 2,204th 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 YouTube?
YouTube appears 46 times per million words in written English, the 2,204th 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 YouTube?
- /ˈjuːtʃuːb/
- /ˈjuːtjuːb/
- US /ˈjutub/
YouTube has 2 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-YouTube.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-YouTube.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of YouTube
- YouTubes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- YouTubing participle, present
- YouTubed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does YouTube mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any website that allows users to upload content, particularly YouTube itself.
- 2
informalA small video that can be viewed online, particularly one hosted on YouTube.
- 3
A YouTube channel.
verb
- 1
To upload a video of something to YouTube.
- 2
To search for and view on YouTube.
- 3
To upload or watch videos on YouTube.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
YouTube in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Youtube |
| German | youtuben |
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.