repeater
/ɹɪˈpiːtə(ɹ)/noun
repeater is spelled R-E-P-E-A-T-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, repeater means “One who or that which repeats” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repeater is repeaters.
How many letters and syllables are in repeater?
| Letters | 8: R-E-P-E-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 repeater?
Repeater appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 repeater?
- /ɹɪˈpiːtə(ɹ)/
Repeater 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-repeater.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-repeater.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with repeater?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as repeater.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: repartee.
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 repeater
- repeaters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repeater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which repeats.
- 2
A student repeating a course, class, or grade.
- 3
A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms.
- 4
A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.
- 5
USOne who votes more than once at an election.
- 6
A person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
- 7
datedA gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.
- 8
A telegraphic instrument for automatically retransmitting a message.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repeater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | répéteur , redoublant |
| Portuguese | repetidor, repetidora, repetente |
| Spanish | repetidor, repetidora |
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 repeater come from?
From repeat + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).