defroster
/diːˈfɹɒstə(ɹ)/noun
defroster is spelled D-E-F-R-O-S-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, defroster means “A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of defroster is defrosters.
How many letters and syllables are in defroster?
| Letters | 9: D-E-F-R-O-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 defroster?
Defroster appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 defroster?
- UK /diːˈfɹɒstə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with defroster?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as defroster from its last stressed vowel (/ɒstə/, British pronunciation):
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 defroster
- defrosters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does defroster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Defroster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Entfroster |
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 defroster come from?
From defrost + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).