aspirator
noun
aspirator is spelled A-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aspirator means “A pump which draws gas through a liquid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aspirator is aspirators.
How many letters and syllables are in aspirator?
| Letters | 9: A-S-P-I-R-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is aspirator?
Aspirator appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 aspirator?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-aspirator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of aspirator
- aspirators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aspirator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
- 2
A pump for removing gases or liquids.
- 3
A pooter (device for collecting insects).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aspirator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pump which draws gas through a liquid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aspirateur |
| Spanish | aspirador |
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 aspirator come from?
From aspirate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).