sequencer
noun
sequencer is spelled S-E-Q-U-E-N-C-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sequencer means “Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sequencer is sequencers.
How many letters and syllables are in sequencer?
| Letters | 9: S-E-Q-U-E-N-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 sequencer?
Sequencer appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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).
Forms of sequencer
- sequencers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sequencer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any device that activates or deactivates the components of a machine or system according to a preplanned sequence (as in a washing machine, or central heating system).
- 2
A device or system that orders and/or modifies digitally stored music and sound for playback.
a MIDI sequencer
- 3
A device for determining the sequence of monomers in a polymer, especially amino acids in protein, or bases in DNA; A sequenator.
- 4
A control device to increase/decrease the capacity of plant that is enabled to act in a specific order or sequence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sequencer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device that activates components according to a preplanned sequence:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séquenceur |
| German | Sequenzer |
| Portuguese | sequenciador |
| Spanish | secuenciador |
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 sequencer come from?
From sequence + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).