programmer
/ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/noun
programmer is spelled P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, programmer means “One who writes computer programs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of programmer is programmers.
How many letters and syllables are in programmer?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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 programmer?
Programmer appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 programmer?
- UK /ˈpɹəʊɡɹæmə/
- US /ˈpɹoʊɡɹæmɚ/
Programmer 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)-Vealhurl-programmer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of programmer
- programmers plural
- programer US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does programmer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who writes computer programs.
- 2
One who decides which programs will be shown on a television station, or which songs will be played on a radio station.
- 3
A device that installs or controls a software program in some other machine.
- 4
archaicA short film feature as part of a longer film program.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Programmer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | programmeur, programmeuse , programmateur |
| German | Programmierer, Programmiererin , Programmiergerät |
| Portuguese | programador, programadora |
| Spanish | programador, programadora |
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.