executor
/ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/noun
executor is spelled E-X-E-C-U-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, executor means “A person who carries out some task” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of executor is executors.
How many letters and syllables are in executor?
| Letters | 8: E-X-E-C-U-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 executor?
Executor appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 executor?
- /ɪɡˈzɛkjʊtɚ/
- /ˈɛksɪˌkjuːtɚ/
Executor 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: En-uk-executor-2.ogg, En-uk-executor-1.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-executor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of executor
- executors plural
- executour
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does executor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who carries out some task.
- 2
A component of a system that executes or runs something.
- 3
Someone appointed by a testator to administer their estate in accordance with their will; an administrator.
literary executor
- 4
obsoleteAn executioner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate executor?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of executor: Ex'r, exec., exor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Executor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | exécuteur, exécutrice , exécuteur testamentaire |
| Spanish | albacea, ejecutor |
| German | Testamentsvollstrecker, Testamentsvollstreckerin |
| Portuguese | testamenteiro, executor testamentário |
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 executor come from?
From Middle English executour, from Anglo-Norman executour, from Latin exsecūtor, agent noun of exsequor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).