raptor
rap·tor/ˈɹæptɚ/noun
raptor is spelled R-A-P-T-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (rap·tor). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, raptor means “A bird of prey” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of raptor is raptors.
How many letters and syllables are in raptor?
| Letters | 6: R-A-P-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rap·tor |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is raptor?
Raptor appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 raptor?
- UK /ˈɹæptə/
- US /ˈɹæptɚ/
Raptor has 2 syllables, split rap·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-raptor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with raptor?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as raptor from its last stressed vowel (/æptəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: parrot.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of raptor
- raptors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does raptor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bird of prey.
- 2
obsoleteOne who ravishes or plunders.
- 3
informalOne of the dromaeosaurs, a family of carnivorous dinosaurs having tearing claws on the hind legs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does raptor come from?
From Middle English raptour, from Latin raptor (“kidnapper, thief”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).