Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenkey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tenkey
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The numeric keypad portion of a computer keyboard.

Etymology

From ten + key; the numeric keypad includes keys for the ten digits.

Inflected Forms

tenkeys (plural)

Derived Forms

tenkeyless

Frequently Paired Words

Numpad

Questions

What does tenkey mean?: The numeric keypad portion of a computer keyboard.
Where does tenkey come from?: From ten + key; the numeric keypad includes keys for the ten digits.

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