elevator
/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/noun, verb
elevator is spelled E-L-E-V-A-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, elevator means “Anything that raises or uplifts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of elevator is elevators.
How many letters and syllables are in elevator?
| Letters | 8: E-L-E-V-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is elevator?
Elevator appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd 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 elevator?
- UK /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/
- US /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/
Elevator has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-elevator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of elevator
- elevators plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- elevatoring participle, present
- elevatored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does elevator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything that raises or uplifts.
- 2
AustraliaCanadaUSA permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
- 3
USA silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- 4
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
- 5
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- 6
Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- 7
A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
verb
- 1
informalTo move in an elevator.
He elevatored up to the third floor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elevator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense control surface of an aircraft:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Höhenruder |
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.