enlarger
noun
enlarger is spelled E-N-L-A-R-G-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enlarger means “Any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enlarger is enlargers.
How many letters and syllables are in enlarger?
| Letters | 8: E-N-L-A-R-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 enlarger?
Enlarger appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 enlarger?
Enlarger has 3 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).
Forms of enlarger
- enlargers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enlarger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any device that makes something bigger, or makes it appear bigger.
a penis enlarger
- 2
An optical device used to make enlarged prints from a photographic negative
- 3
rareOne who enlarges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enlarger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense optical device used to make enlarged prints:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | agrandisseur |
| Spanish | ampliadora |
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 enlarger come from?
From enlarge + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).