invigilator
/ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/noun
invigilator is spelled I-N-V-I-G-I-L-A-T-O-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, invigilator means “A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of invigilator is invigilators.
How many letters and syllables are in invigilator?
| Letters | 11: I-N-V-I-G-I-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th 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 invigilator?
Invigilator appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 invigilator?
- /ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-invigilator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of invigilator
- invigilators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invigilator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKA person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
- 2
IrelandUKarchaicA person who supervises a gallery at a museum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invigilator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense supervisor of students:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | surveillant |
| Spanish | invigilante, invigilador |
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 invigilator come from?
From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).