Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

textspeak

/ˈtɛkst.spik/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: texts-peak
IPA: /ˈtɛkst.spik/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For 40 years the society has championed good English – and hasn't been above the occasional criticism of the Queen's own standards of English – but it has finally conceded it cannot survive in the era of textspeak and Twitter."

Etymology

From text + -speak.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

SMS chatspeak leetspeak

Synonyms

textese

Questions

How do you pronounce textspeak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛkst.spik/.
What does textspeak mean?: The abbreviated, simplified form of language used in text messages, which often elides vowels and omits punctuation and capitalisation.
Where does textspeak come from?: From text + -speak.

How to pronounce textspeak

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