lexicographer
/ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfɚ/noun
lexicographer is spelled L-E-X-I-C-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lexicographer means “One who writes or compiles a dictionary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lexicographer is lexicographers.
How many letters and syllables are in lexicographer?
| Letters | 13: L-E-X-I-C-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 lexicographer?
Lexicographer appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 lexicographer?
- UK /ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡɹəfə(ɹ)/
- US /ˌlɛksɪˈkɑɡɹəfɚ/
- Australia /ˌleksɪˈkɔɡɹəfə(ɹ)/
Lexicographer has 5 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: En-lexicographer.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lexicographer?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lexicographer from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡɹəfəɹ/):
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 lexicographer
- lexicographers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lexicographer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who writes or compiles a dictionary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lexicographer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who writes or compiles a dictionary:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lexicographe |
| German | Lexikograf, Lexikografin |
| Portuguese | lexicógrafo, dicionarista |
| Spanish | lexicógrafo, lexicógrafa |
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 lexicographer come from?
From French lexicographe + -er, from Ancient Greek λεξικός (lexikós, “of words”) + γράφω (gráphō, “write”). By surface analysis, lexico- + -grapher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).