corrector
noun
corrector is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corrector means “One who corrects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corrector is correctors.
How many letters and syllables are in corrector?
| Letters | 9: C-O-R-R-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,063rd 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 corrector?
Corrector appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,063rd 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 corrector?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-corrector.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of corrector
- correctors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corrector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who corrects.
- 2
obsoleteA proofreader.
- 3
obsoleteA director or governor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does corrector come from?
From Middle English corrector, correctour, equivalent to correct + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).