peacemaker
/ˈpiːsmeɪkə(ɹ)/noun
peacemaker is spelled P-E-A-C-E-M-A-K-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peacemaker means “A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peacemaker is peacemakers.
How many letters and syllables are in peacemaker?
| Letters | 10: P-E-A-C-E-M-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 peacemaker?
Peacemaker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 peacemaker?
- /ˈpiːsmeɪkə(ɹ)/
Peacemaker 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)-Sapaa-peacemaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of peacemaker
- peacemakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peacemaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking.
- 2
Catachresis for pacemaker.
noun
- 1
An early type of American revolver, especially the Colt 1873 Single Action Army model.
Peacemaker on his hip
- 2
The B-36 bomber.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peacemaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who restores peace, especially by settling disputes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pacificateur, pacificatrice |
| German | Friedensstifter, Friedensstifterin |
| Portuguese | pacificador |
| Spanish | pacificador, pacificadora |
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 peacemaker come from?
Compound of peace + maker. First attested in the Tyndale Bible from 1526, as a translation of Koine Greek εἰρηνοποιοί (eirēnopoioí, “peacemaker”), a hapax legomenon found in the New Testament. (The Wycliffe Bible from 1395 instead uses "pesible men", to translate Latin pacifici from the Vulgate)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).