eyedropper
noun
eyedropper is spelled E-Y-E-D-R-O-P-P-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eyedropper means “A dropper for administering eyedrops” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eyedropper is eyedroppers.
How many letters and syllables are in eyedropper?
| Letters | 10: E-Y-E-D-R-O-P-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 eyedropper?
Eyedropper appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 eyedropper?
Eyedropper 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 eyedropper
- eyedroppers plural
- eye dropper
- eye-dropper
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eyedropper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dropper for administering eyedrops.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eyedropper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dropper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | conta-gotas |
| Spanish | cuentagotas, gotero |
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 eyedropper come from?
From eye + dropper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).