decorator
/ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtɚ/noun
decorator is spelled D-E-C-O-R-A-T-O-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decorator means “Someone who decorates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decorator is decorators.
How many letters and syllables are in decorator?
| Letters | 9: D-E-C-O-R-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 decorator?
Decorator appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 decorator?
- UK /ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈdɛkəˌɹeɪtɚ/
Decorator has 4 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-decorator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decorator
- decorators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decorator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who decorates.
- 2
UKPainter and wallpaperer of buildings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decorator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who decorates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décorateur, décoratrice |
| German | Dekorateur, Dekorateurin |
| Spanish | decorador, decoradora |
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 decorator come from?
From decorate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).