prospector
pros·pec·tor/ˈpɹɑsˌpɛktɚ/noun
prospector is spelled P-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-O-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables (pros·pec·tor). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prospector means “A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prospector is prospectors.
How many letters and syllables are in prospector?
| Letters | 10: P-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: pros·pec·tor |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 prospector?
Prospector appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 prospector?
- UK /pɹəˈspɛktə/
- US /ˈpɹɑsˌpɛktɚ/
Prospector has 3 syllables, split pros·pec·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-prospector.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prospector
- prospectors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prospector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who explores or prospects an area in search of mineral deposits, such as gold.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prospector in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prospecteur, prospectrice |
| German | Prospektor, Goldsucher |
| Portuguese | garimpeiro |
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 prospector come from?
From prospect + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).