compiler
/kəmˈpaɪlɚ/noun
compiler is spelled C-O-M-P-I-L-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, compiler means “One who compiles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of compiler is compilers.
How many letters and syllables are in compiler?
| Letters | 8: C-O-M-P-I-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is compiler?
Compiler appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 compiler?
- UK /kəmˈpaɪlə/
- US /kəmˈpaɪlɚ/
Compiler 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-compiler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with compiler?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as compiler from its last stressed vowel (/aɪləɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of compiler
- compilers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does compiler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who compiles.
a compiler of poetry anthologies
- 2
A computer program that transforms source code into object code.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate compiler?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of compiler: comp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Compiler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compilateur , compilatrice |
| German | Compiler, Kompiler, Übersetzer , Kompilator |
| Portuguese | compilador |
| Spanish | compilador |
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 compiler come from?
From Middle English compilour, from Anglo-Norman compilour, from Old French compileur, from Latin compīlātōrem, equivalent to compile + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).