accelerator
/əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/noun
accelerator is spelled A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-O-R: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, accelerator means “One who, or that which, accelerates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of accelerator is accelerators.
How many letters and syllables are in accelerator?
| Letters | 11: A-C-C-E-L-E-R-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th 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 accelerator?
Accelerator appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 accelerator?
- US /əkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
- US /ækˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
- US /ɪkˈsɛl.əˌɹeɪ.tɚ/
Accelerator has 5 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: En-us-accelerator.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of accelerator
- accelerators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accelerator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, accelerates.
The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.
- 2
A device for causing acceleration.
- 3
A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
- 4
A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.
As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.
- 5
A chemical that reduces development time.
- 6
A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
- 7
A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
- 8
An accelerator key.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accelerator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accélérateur , champignon |
| German | Beschleuniger , Gaspedal , Katalysator |
| Portuguese | acelerador |
| Spanish | acelerador, accelerador, accelerator |
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.