processor
/ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/noun
processor is spelled P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, processor means “A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of processor is processors.
How many letters and syllables are in processor?
| Letters | 9: P-R-O-C-E-S-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th 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 processor?
Processor appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th 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 processor?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊˌsɛsə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈpɹɑˌsɛsɚ/
- US /ˈpɹɑsəsɚ/
Processor 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)-Vininn126-processor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of processor
- processors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does processor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or institution who processes things (foods, photos, applications, etc.).
He is a loan processor with a bank.
- 2
A device which processes, which changes something (a computer processor, food processor, etc.).
The food processor shredded the vegetables.
- 3
A central processing unit.
This mainframe's processor is fast.
- 4
A microprocessor.
This computer has two processors, but only one keyboard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate processor?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of processor: proc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Processor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | processeur |
| Portuguese | processador |
| Spanish | procesador |
| German | Prozessor |
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 processor come from?
Recorded since 1909, from process + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).