moisturizer
noun
moisturizer is spelled M-O-I-S-T-U-R-I-Z-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moisturizer means “Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moisturizer is moisturizers.
How many letters and syllables are in moisturizer?
| Letters | 11: M-O-I-S-T-U-R-I-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 moisturizer?
Moisturizer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 moisturizer?
Moisturizer 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-moisturizer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of moisturizer
- moisturizers plural
- moisturiser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moisturizer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist.
The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.
- 2
Moisturising cream, emollient.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moisturizer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that which causes moisture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Befeuchtungsmittel, Feuchtigkeitsspender |
| Portuguese | hidratante |
| Spanish | humidificador |
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 moisturizer come from?
From moisturize + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).