accessor
noun
accessor is spelled A-C-C-E-S-S-O-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, accessor means “Someone or something that accesses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of accessor is accessors.
How many letters and syllables are in accessor?
| Letters | 8: A-C-C-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 accessor?
Accessor appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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).
Forms of accessor
- accessors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does accessor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that accesses.
- 2
A function that retrieves a value, usually without changing any data.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Accessor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Anything that accesses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | accesseur |
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 accessor come from?
From access + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).