ambassador
/æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/noun
ambassador is spelled A-M-B-A-S-S-A-D-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ambassador means “A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ambassador is ambassadors.
How many letters and syllables are in ambassador?
| Letters | 10: A-M-B-A-S-S-A-D-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 22 times per million words; the 3,939th 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 ambassador?
Ambassador appears 22 times per million words in written English, the 3,939th 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 ambassador?
- UK /æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/
- US /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/
- US /æmˈbæs.əˌdɔɹ/
Ambassador has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ambassador.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ambassador
- ambassadors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ambassador mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A diplomat of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there their sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)
- 2
An official messenger and representative.
- 3
A corporate representative, often the public face of the company.
As front hall porter, you are an ambassador for the hotel.
- 4
A player who is an excellent role-model and who upholds the integrity of the game and thereby contributes to the sport's popularity and growth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate ambassador?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of ambassador: amb..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ambassador in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ambassadeur, ambassadrice |
| German | Botschafter , Botschafterin |
| Portuguese | embaixador, embaixadora , representante |
| Spanish | embajador, embajadora |
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.