constrictor
/kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/noun
constrictor is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-O-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, constrictor means “A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of constrictor is constrictors or constrictores.
How many letters and syllables are in constrictor?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-S-T-R-I-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th 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 constrictor?
Constrictor appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 constrictor?
- UK /kənˈstɹɪk.tə/
- US /kənˈstɹɪk.tɚ/
Constrictor 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-constrictor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with constrictor?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as constrictor from its last stressed vowel (/ɪktəɹ/):
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 constrictor
- constrictors plural
- constrictores plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does constrictor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage or compresses an organ.
- 2
Ellipsis of pharyngeal constrictor (“each of the muscles which constrict the pharynx”).
- 3
Ellipsis of boa constrictor, either the species Boa constrictor or a similar snake that kills by constriction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).