amplifier
/ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/noun
amplifier is spelled A-M-P-L-I-F-I-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amplifier means “Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amplifier is amplifiers.
How many letters and syllables are in amplifier?
| Letters | 9: A-M-P-L-I-F-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 amplifier?
Amplifier appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 amplifier?
- UK /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ə/
- US /ˈæm.plə.faɪ.ɚ/
- US [ˈɛəm.plə.faɪ.ɚ]
Amplifier 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-amplifier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of amplifier
- amplifiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amplifier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
- 2
An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
- 3
An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
- 4
A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
- 5
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate amplifier?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of amplifier: amp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amplifier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense anything that amplifies:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amplificateur |
| German | Verstärker |
| Portuguese | amplificador |
| Spanish | amplificador, amplificadora |
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.