orbiter
noun
orbiter is spelled O-R-B-I-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orbiter means “An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of orbiter is orbiters.
How many letters and syllables are in orbiter?
| Letters | 7: O-R-B-I-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 orbiter?
Orbiter appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 orbiter?
- Australia
Orbiter 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: En-au-orbiter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of orbiter
- orbiters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does orbiter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An object that orbits another, especially a spacecraft that orbits a planet etc. without landing on it.
- 2
derogatoryslangA person who constantly hangs around with someone they are attracted to, but too shy to talk to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Orbiter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an object that orbits another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Umkreiser |
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 orbiter come from?
From orbit + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).