pacemaker
/ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/noun
pacemaker is spelled P-A-C-E-M-A-K-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pacemaker means “Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pacemaker is pacemakers.
How many letters and syllables are in pacemaker?
| Letters | 9: P-A-C-E-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th 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 pacemaker?
Pacemaker appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 pacemaker?
- /ˈpeɪsˌmeɪkəɹ/
Pacemaker 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-us-pacemaker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pacemaker
- pacemakers plural
- peacemaker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pacemaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Specialized cells which stimulate the heart to beat.
natural pacemaker
- 2
A medical implement that is used to stimulate a heart to beat by simulating the action of the natural pacemaker.
artificial pacemaker
- 3
One who sets the pace in a race, to guide the others.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pacemaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | meneur de train , stimulateur cardiaque, pacemaker, stimulateur |
| German | Schrittmacher, Pacemaker, Tempomacher , Herzschrittmacher |
| Spanish | liebre , marcapaso, estimulador cardíaco , marcapasos |
| Portuguese | marca-passo |
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 pacemaker come from?
From pace + maker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).