distractor
noun
distractor is spelled D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-O-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, distractor means “Alternative spelling of distracter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of distractor is distractors.
How many letters and syllables are in distractor?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-T-R-A-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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 distractor?
Distractor appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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).
Forms of distractor
- distractors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distractor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of distracter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distractor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense distracter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | distractor |
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 distractor come from?
From distract + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).