expander
noun
expander is spelled E-X-P-A-N-D-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, expander means “One who or that which expands” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of expander is expanders.
How many letters and syllables are in expander?
| Letters | 8: E-X-P-A-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 expander?
Expander appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 expander?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-expander.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of expander
- expanders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does expander mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which expands.
- 2
A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
- 3
A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
- 4
A kind of sparse graph with strong connectivity properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Expander in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | expánder, expansor |
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 expander come from?
From expand + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).