perambulator
/pəˈɹæm.bjʊ.leɪ.təɹ/noun
perambulator is spelled P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-O-R: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, perambulator means “A baby carriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of perambulator is perambulators.
How many letters and syllables are in perambulator?
| Letters | 12: P-E-R-A-M-B-U-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is perambulator?
Perambulator appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 perambulator?
- /pəˈɹæm.bjʊ.leɪ.təɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perambulator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of perambulator
- perambulators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perambulator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandUKdatedA baby carriage.
- 2
One who perambulates.
- 3
A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances, consisting of a wheel that rolls over the ground, along with a clockwork apparatus and a dial plate upon which the distance travelled is shown by an index.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does perambulator come from?
From perambulate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).