copier
/ˈkɑpiɚ/noun
copier is spelled C-O-P-I-E-R: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, copier means “A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of copier is copiers.
How many letters and syllables are in copier?
| Letters | 6: C-O-P-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is copier?
Copier appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 copier?
- UK /ˈkɒpɪə/
- US /ˈkɑpiɚ/
Copier 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-copier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of copier
- copiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does copier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A machine that copies graphical material; a duplicator.
- 2
A person who copies documents.
- 3
A program or process that copies.
a file copier; a disk copier
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Copier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | copieur , copiste |
| German | Kopierer, Kopiergerät |
| Portuguese | copiadora, xerox , copiador |
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 copier come from?
From copy + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).