orator
/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/noun
orator is spelled O-R-A-T-O-R: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orator means “Someone who orates or delivers an oration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orator is orators.
How many letters and syllables are in orator?
| Letters | 6: O-R-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 orator?
Orator appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 orator?
- UK /ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/
- /ˈɑɹ.ə.tɚ/
Orator has 3 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-orator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of orator
- orators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- 2
A skilled and eloquent public speaker.
- 3
obsoleteSomeone sent to speak for someone else; an envoy, a messenger.
- 4
obsoleteA petitioner, a supplicant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who orates or delivers an oration:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | orateur, oratrice |
| German | Redner, Rednerin |
| Portuguese | orador, oradora |
| Spanish | orador, oradora |
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 orator come from?
From Middle English oratour, from Anglo-Norman oratour, from Latin ōrātor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).