reflector
/ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/noun
reflector is spelled R-E-F-L-E-C-T-O-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reflector means “Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reflector is reflectors.
How many letters and syllables are in reflector?
| Letters | 9: R-E-F-L-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is reflector?
Reflector appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 reflector?
- UK /ɹɪˈflɛktə(ɹ)/
Reflector 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-reflector.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reflector?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reflector from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktə/, British pronunciation):
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 reflector
- reflectors plural
- reflecter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reflector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something which reflects heat, light or sound, especially something having a reflecting surface.
- 2
A reflecting telescope.
- 3
A small, often red, reflecting disk on the rear of a vehicle or bicycle that reflects the headlights of other vehicles.
- 4
A safety reflector.
- 5
One who reflects on something; one who thinks or considers at length.
- 6
Something that is reflective (indicative) of something else.
- 7
A pattern which can change the direction and/or offset of an oncoming spaceship without being destroyed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reflector in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense small reflecting disk on a vehicle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réflecteur |
| German | Reflektor |
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 reflector come from?
From reflect + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).