adapter
adap·ter/əˈdæptəɹ/noun
adapter is spelled A-D-A-P-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (adap·ter). It appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adapter means “One who is capable of adapting to differing situations” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adapter is adapters.
How many letters and syllables are in adapter?
| Letters | 7: A-D-A-P-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: adap·ter |
| In writing | 4.0 times per million words; the 12,940th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is adapter?
Adapter appears 4.0 times per million words in written English, the 12,940th 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 adapter?
- UK /əˈdæptə(ɹ)/
- US /əˈdæptəɹ/
Adapter has 2 syllables, split adap·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Ajshul-adapter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with adapter
Also written: adaptor.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with adapter?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as adapter from its last stressed vowel (/æptəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: readapt.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of adapter
- adapters plural
- adaptor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adapter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.
He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.
- 2
One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.
The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.
- 3
A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.
He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.
- 4
Specifically, a device that permits two or more plugs to be used at a single electrical power point.
The wall outlet sprouted an electrical monstrosity of adapters plugged into adapters that sparked ominously.
- 5
Specifically, a device that allows one format of plug to be used with a different format of socket.
We bought adapters to use our three-prong plugs in the two-prong, unpolarized outlets of the old house.
- 6
Specifically, an AC adapter: a device that reduces voltage and converts AC to DC to allow a battery-powered device to use mains power.
I lost my cellphone's adapter so I couldn't recharge it.
- 7
A collection of low-rank matrices which, when added to a base model, produces a fine-tuned model; a LoRA.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate adapter?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of adapter: ad..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adapter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adaptateur |
| Portuguese | adaptador , T, benjamim |
| Spanish | adaptador , ladrón, regleta |
| German | Steckdosenleiste, Steckerleiste , Adapter |
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.