inductor
in·duc·tor/ɪnˈdʌktɚ/noun
inductor is spelled I-N-D-U-C-T-O-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·duc·tor). 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, inductor means “A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inductor is inductors.
How many letters and syllables are in inductor?
| Letters | 8: I-N-D-U-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·duc·tor |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inductor?
Inductor 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 inductor?
- UK /ɪnˈdʌkt/
- UK [ɪnˈdʌktʰ]
- US /ɪnˈdʌktɚ/
Inductor has 3 syllables, split in·duc·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-inductor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inductor?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inductor from its last stressed vowel (/ʌktəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of inductor
- inductors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inductor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A passive device that introduces inductance into an electrical circuit.
- 2
An evocator or an organizer.
- 3
One who, or that which, inducts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inductor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense passive electrical device – see also coil:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inductance, bobine |
| German | Induktivität, Spule |
| Portuguese | indutor |
| Spanish | inductor |
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 inductor come from?
Borrowed from Medieval Latin inductor, from Latin induco.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).