recorder
re·cord·er/ɹiˈkɔɹ.dəɹ/noun
recorder is spelled R-E-C-O-R-D-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (re·cord·er). It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recorder means “An apparatus for recording; a device which records” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recorder is recorders.
How many letters and syllables are in recorder?
| Letters | 8: R-E-C-O-R-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·cord·er |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th 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 recorder?
Recorder appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 recorder?
- UK /ɹiˈkɔː.də/
- US /ɹiˈkɔɹ.dəɹ/
- US /ɹə-/
Recorder has 3 syllables, split re·cord·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-recorder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with recorder?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as recorder from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹdəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rerecord.
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 recorder
- recorders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recorder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An apparatus for recording; a device which records.
- 2
Agent noun of record; one who records.
- 3
A judge in a municipal court.
- 4
A musical instrument of the woodwind family; a type of fipple flute, a simple internal duct flute.
Recorders are made in various sizes, from the high soprano or descant recorder to the low bass recorder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Recorder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enregistreur , flûte à bec |
| German | Rekorder, Aufzeichnungsgerät, Aufnahmegerät , Blockflöte |
| Portuguese | gravador , flauta doce, flauta de bisel |
| Spanish | grabadora , flauta dulce , grabador, escribiente, registrador , juez municipal |
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 recorder come from?
From Middle English recordour, borrowed from Old French recordour, from Old French recordeor, from Medieval Latin recordātor, from Latin recordor (“call to mind, remember, recollect”), from re- (“back, again”) + cor (“heart; mind”). By surface analysis, record + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).