percolator
/ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/noun
percolator is spelled P-E-R-C-O-L-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, percolator means “A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of percolator is percolators.
How many letters and syllables are in percolator?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-C-O-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 percolator?
Percolator appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 percolator?
- UK /ˈpɜːkəleɪtə/
- US /ˈpɝkəleɪtɚ/
Percolator has 4 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).
Forms of percolator
- percolators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does percolator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to brew coffee by passing boiling water through coffee grounds.
- 2
A pharmaceutical apparatus for producing an extract from a drug by percolation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Percolator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense coffee brewing device:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | percolateur |
| German | Perkolator |
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 percolator come from?
From percolate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).