auditory
/ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/adjective
auditory is spelled A-U-D-I-T-O-R-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, auditory means “Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in auditory?
| Letters | 8: A-U-D-I-T-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th 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 auditory?
Auditory appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 auditory?
- UK /ˈɔː.dɪ.tə.ɹi/
- UK /ˈɔː.dɪ.tɹi/
- US /ˈɔː.dɪˌtɔɹ.i/
Auditory 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-auditory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does auditory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
noun
- 1
archaicSynonym of audience.
- 2
archaicSynonym of auditorium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Auditory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | auditoire, auditif |
| German | auditorisch, auditiv |
| Portuguese | auditivo, auditório |
| Spanish | auditivo |
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 auditory come from?
Borrowed from Latin audītōrius (“pertaining to a hearer or hearing”), from audiō (“to hear”) + -tōrius (“-tory”, adjectival suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).