conductor
con·duc·tor/kənˈdʌktɚ/noun
conductor is spelled C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (con·duc·tor). It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, conductor means “One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of conductor is conductors.
How many letters and syllables are in conductor?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-D-U-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·duc·tor |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th 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 conductor?
Conductor appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 conductor?
- /kənˈdʌktɚ/
Conductor has 3 syllables, split con·duc·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-conductor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of conductor
- conductors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does conductor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who conducts or leads; a guide; a director.
- 2
A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.
- 3
A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.
train conductor
- 4
Something that can transmit electricity, heat, light, or sound.
- 5
An ideal of a ring that measures how far it is from being integrally closed
- 6
A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, such as lithontriptic forceps; a director.
- 7
A leader.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Conductor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chef d'orchestre , contrôleur, poinçonneur , conducteur |
| German | Dirigent, Dirigentin , Schaffner, Kondukteur , Leiter |
| Portuguese | maestro, maestrina , condutor, cobrador, trocador |
| Spanish | director , revisor, guarda, inspector , conductor |
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 conductor come from?
Borrowed from Middle French conductour, from Old French conduitor, from Latin conductor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).