constructor
con·struct·or/kənˈstɹʌktɚ/noun
constructor is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-O-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables (con·struct·or). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, constructor means “A person who, or thing that, constructs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of constructor is constructors.
How many letters and syllables are in constructor?
| Letters | 11: C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: con·struct·or |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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; 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 constructor?
Constructor appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 constructor?
- US /kənˈstɹʌktɚ/
- UK /kənˈstɹʌktə/
Constructor has 3 syllables, split con·struct·or in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-constructor2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-constructor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with constructor?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as constructor from its last stressed vowel (/ʌktəɹ/):
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 constructor
- constructors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does constructor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who, or thing that, constructs.
- 2
A company which, or individual who, builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferra
- 3
A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.
- 4
USA person who creates crossword puzzles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate constructor?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of constructor: ctor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Constructor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | écurie , constructeur |
| German | Konstruktor |
| Portuguese | construtor |
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 constructor come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnstrūctor, from Latin cōnstruō + Medieval Latin -or. By surface analysis, construct + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).