appetizer
/ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/noun
appetizer is spelled A-P-P-E-T-I-Z-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, appetizer means “A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of appetizer is appetizers.
How many letters and syllables are in appetizer?
| Letters | 9: A-P-P-E-T-I-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 appetizer?
Appetizer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 appetizer?
- UK /ˈæpɪˌtaɪzə/
Appetizer 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: En-us-appetizer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of appetizer
- appetizers plural
- appetiser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does appetizer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.
- 2
Something that creates or increases excitement for what is to follow.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Appetizer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small, light first course:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amuse-gueule, garniture d'apéritif, entrée |
| German | Appetithappen, Schnapsleckerbissen, Vorspeise |
| Portuguese | aperitivo, entrada, dentinho |
| Spanish | aperitivo, antojito, boca, boquitas, bocadito, botana |
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 appetizer come from?
From appetize + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).