innovator
/ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ/noun
innovator is spelled I-N-N-O-V-A-T-O-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, innovator means “Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of innovator is innovators.
How many letters and syllables are in innovator?
| Letters | 9: I-N-N-O-V-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 innovator?
Innovator appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 innovator?
- /ˈɪnəˌveɪtəɹ/
Innovator 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-innovator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of innovator
- innovators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does innovator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.
- 2
An early adopter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Innovator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who innovates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | innovateur |
| German | Innovator, Innovatorin, Erneuerer, Erneuererin |
| Spanish | innovador |
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 innovator come from?
From Late Latin innovātor, from innovō; equivalent to innovate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).