animator
/ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/noun
animator is spelled A-N-I-M-A-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, animator means “One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of animator is animators.
How many letters and syllables are in animator?
| Letters | 8: A-N-I-M-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th 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 animator?
Animator appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 animator?
- /ˈænɪˌmeɪtə(ɹ)/
Animator 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-animator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of animator
- animators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does animator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
In recent years, animators using computer rendering have largely superseded artists working by hand.
- 2
One who animates something; one who brings something to life or the appearance of life.
The android turned to gaze at its animator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Animator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | animateur, animatrice |
| German | Animator, Animatorin, Trickfilmzeichner, Trickfilmzeichnerin , Beleber, Beleberin |
| Portuguese | animador, animadora |
| Spanish | animador, animadora |
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 animator come from?
From Latin animātor. By surface analysis, animate + -or. Piecewise doublet of animateur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).