emulator
em·u·la·tor/ˈɛmjəˌleɪtəɹ/noun
emulator is spelled E-M-U-L-A-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables (em·u·la·tor). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emulator means “A person or thing that emulates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emulator is emulators.
How many letters and syllables are in emulator?
| Letters | 8: E-M-U-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: em·u·la·tor |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 emulator?
Emulator appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 emulator?
- /ˈɛmjəˌleɪtəɹ/
Emulator has 4 syllables, split em·u·la·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-emulator.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of emulator
- emulators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emulator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that emulates.
I admire the conqueror of Tlajcala and of Culna, but I find in the life of this emulator of Caesar actions which, if necessity warranted, the heart must still refuse to approve […]
- 2
A piece of software or hardware that simulates another system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate emulator?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of emulator: emu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emulator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | émulateur, émulatrice |
| Portuguese | emulador, emuladora |
| Spanish | emulador, emuladora, émulo |
| German | Emulator |
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.