importer
/ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/noun
importer is spelled I-M-P-O-R-T-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, importer means “One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of importer is importers.
How many letters and syllables are in importer?
| Letters | 8: I-M-P-O-R-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 importer?
Importer appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 importer?
- /ɪmˈpɔː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)/
Importer 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-importer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of importer
- importers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does importer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.
India is the world's biggest importer of gold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate importer?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of importer: Imp., imp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Importer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person or company who imports goods into a country:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | importateur, importatrice |
| German | Importeur |
| Portuguese | importador, importadora |
| Spanish | importador, importadora |
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 importer come from?
From import + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).