combustor
noun
combustor is spelled C-O-M-B-U-S-T-O-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, combustor means “A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of combustor is combustors.
How many letters and syllables are in combustor?
| Letters | 9: C-O-M-B-U-S-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 combustor?
Combustor appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Forms of combustor
- combustors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does combustor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chamber acting as the furnace in a jet engine or turbine engine, where intense combustion is induced.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does combustor come from?
Borrowed from Latin combustor, from combūrō + -tor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).