editor
ed·i·tor/ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/noun
editor is spelled E-D-I-T-O-R: 6 letters and 3 syllables (ed·i·tor). It appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, editor means “A person who edits or makes changes to documents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of editor is editors.
How many letters and syllables are in editor?
| Letters | 6: E-D-I-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ed·i·tor |
| In writing | 42 times per million words; the 2,392nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 editor?
Editor appears 42 times per million words in written English, the 2,392nd 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 editor?
- UK /ˈɛd.ɪ.tə/
- US /ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/
- US [ˈɛɾ.ɪ.tɚ]
Editor has 3 syllables, split ed·i·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-editor.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-editor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with editor?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as editor from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdɪtəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: triode.
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 editor
- editors plural
- ed.
- edit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does editor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who edits or makes changes to documents.
- 2
A copy editor.
- 3
A person who edited a specific document.
John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.
- 4
A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.
John is the city editor at the Daily Times.
- 5
A machine used for editing (cutting and splicing) movie film
- 6
A program for creating and making changes to files, especially text files.
The TPU EVE editor is an excellent, extensible, programmable editor.
- 7
Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate editor?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of editor: ed., edit..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Editor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rédacteur , lecteur-correcteur, correcteur, réviseur , éditeur, éditrice |
| German | Herausgeber, Editor, Redakteur, Schriftleiter, Redaktor |
| Portuguese | editor, editora , jornalista |
| Spanish | editor, editora , director, directora, redactor, redactora |
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 editor come from?
From Medieval Latin ēditor, from Late Latin ēditor, from ēditus, perfect passive participle of ēdō (“give out, put forth, publish”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).