smelter
noun
smelter is spelled S-M-E-L-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, smelter means “A person employed to do smelting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of smelter is smelters.
How many letters and syllables are in smelter?
| Letters | 7: S-M-E-L-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is smelter?
Smelter appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 smelter?
- US
Smelter has 2 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)-Flame,_not_lame-smelter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of smelter
- smelters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smelter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person employed to do smelting.
He works as a smelter.
- 2
A machine used to smelt metal.
Throw the scrap in the smelter so we can melt it down and reuse it.
- 3
A place where smelting is done.
We'll take the scrap to the smelter and get some money for it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Smelter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | métalurgiste , fonderie |
| Spanish | fundidor , fundición, forja, fundería (disused), herrería, ferrería |
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 smelter come from?
From smelt + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).