educator
ed·u·ca·tor/ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/noun
educator is spelled E-D-U-C-A-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables (ed·u·ca·tor). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, educator means “A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of educator is educators.
How many letters and syllables are in educator?
| Letters | 8: E-D-U-C-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ed·u·ca·tor |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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 educator?
Educator appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 educator?
- US /ˈɛd͡ʒəkeɪtɚ/
- UK /ˈɛdʒʊkeɪtə/
- UK /ˈɛdjʊkeɪtə/
Educator has 4 syllables, split ed·u·ca·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-educator.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-educator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of educator
- educators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does educator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person distinguished for their educational work, a teacher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Educator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person distinguished for educational work – see also teacher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éducateur, éducatrice |
| German | Erzieher, Erzieherin |
| Portuguese | educador, educadora |
| Spanish | educador, educadora |
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 educator come from?
From Latin ēducātor. By surface analysis, educate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).