auctioneer
noun, verb
auctioneer is spelled A-U-C-T-I-O-N-E-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, auctioneer means “An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of auctioneer is auctioneers.
How many letters and syllables are in auctioneer?
| Letters | 10: A-U-C-T-I-O-N-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 auctioneer?
Auctioneer appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 auctioneer?
Auctioneer has 3 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-auctioneer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of auctioneer
- auctioneers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- auctioneering participle, present
- auctioneered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does auctioneer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An individual who conducts an auction on behalf of a vendor, accepting bids to find the best price for the vendor.
verb
- 1
To sell at an auction; to auction.
- 2
To act as an auctioneer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Auctioneer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | commissaire-priseur , enchérir |
| German | Auktionator, Versteigerer , versteigern, verauktionieren |
| Portuguese | leiloeiro , leiloar |
| Spanish | pregonero, subastador, rematador , rematar, subastar |
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 auctioneer come from?
From auction + -eer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).