dissector
/dɪˈsɛkt.ɚ/noun
dissector is spelled D-I-S-S-E-C-T-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dissector means “One who dissects; an anatomist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dissector is dissectors.
How many letters and syllables are in dissector?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-S-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 dissector?
Dissector appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 dissector?
- UK /dɪˈsɛkt.ə/
- UK /daɪˈsɛkt.ə/
- US /dɪˈsɛkt.ɚ/
Dissector has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-dissector.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dissector?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dissector from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktəɹ/):
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 dissector
- dissectors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dissector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who dissects; an anatomist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dissector come from?
From dissect + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).