# loudspeaker

> English word · Noun · IPA /laʊdˈspiːkə/ · frequency rank #30,871

## Definitions
1. An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.
2. Any such transducer that is loud, as opposed to quiet ones such as those found in headphones.
3. An encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices and usually other electrical equipment such as a driver.

## Etymology
From loud + speaker.

## Common misspellings (16)
`lloudspeaker`, `loduspeaker`, `louddspeaker`, `loudpseaker`, `loudsepaker`, `loudspaeker`, `loudspeaekr`, `loudspeakerr`, `loudspeakker`, `loudspeakre`, `loudspekaer`, `loudsppeaker`, `loudsspeaker`, `lousdpeaker`, `luodspeaker`, `oludspeaker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/loudspeaker