connector
/kəˈnɛktɚ/noun
connector is spelled C-O-N-N-E-C-T-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, connector means “One who connects; a networker” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of connector is connectors.
How many letters and syllables are in connector?
| Letters | 9: C-O-N-N-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th 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 connector?
Connector appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 connector?
- US /kəˈnɛktɚ/
Connector 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)-Flame,_not_lame-connector.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with connector?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as connector from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktəɹ/):
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 connector
- connectors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does connector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who connects; a networker.
- 2
A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.
- 3
USA highway or freeway road which connects to another highway or freeway. It can be part of an interchange or a longer roadway such as the 1.5 mile (2.5 kilometer) U.S. Route 24 Connector.
- 4
A line connecting two shapes in presentation software.
- 5
A software component that provides access from an application program to an external database or data source, such as a JDBC connector.
- 6
A map which can be defined for a linear connection.
- 7
Any of a group of cards of consecutive face value, useful in forming straights etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Connector in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense electrical engineering: mating pair of devices:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | connecteur |
| German | Verbinder, Verbindungsstecker, Steckverbinder |
| Portuguese | conexão, conector |
| Spanish | conector |
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 connector come from?
From connect + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).