mediator
/ˈmidieɪtɚ/noun
mediator is spelled M-E-D-I-A-T-O-R: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mediator means “One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mediator is mediators.
How many letters and syllables are in mediator?
| Letters | 8: M-E-D-I-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th 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 mediator?
Mediator appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 mediator?
- US /ˈmidieɪtɚ/
Mediator 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-mediator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mediator
- mediators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mediator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
- 2
A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate mediator?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of mediator: Med..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mediator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | médiateur, médiatrice |
| German | Vermittler, Vermittlerin |
| Portuguese | mediador |
| Spanish | mediador, tercero en discordia |
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 mediator come from?
From Middle English mediatour, mediatoure, mediatur, medyatour, from Middle French mediateur, mediatur or its etymon Latin mediātor (“one who mediates”), from mediātum, supine of mediō (“be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).