communicator
/kəˈmjunɪkeɪtɚ/noun
communicator is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-O-R: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, communicator means “Someone who, or something that communicates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of communicator is communicators.
How many letters and syllables are in communicator?
| Letters | 12: C-O-M-M-U-N-I-C-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 communicator?
Communicator appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 communicator?
- UK /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/
- US /kəˈmjunɪkeɪtɚ/
- US [kəˈmjunɪkeɪɾɚ]
Communicator has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-communicator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of communicator
- communicators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does communicator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who, or something that communicates.
We'll let Nick give the presentation next week: he's a good communicator.
- 2
Any of several electronic devices that allow people with various disabilities to communicate via displays or artificial speech.
- 3
A usually portable communications device.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Communicator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who communicates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | communicateur, communicatrice |
| German | Mitteilende |
| Spanish | comunicador, comunicadora |
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 communicator come from?
From communicate + -or, after Latin commūnicātor (“partner, sharer, participant”); compare Middle French communicateur (“sharer, participant”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).