stellarator
noun
stellarator is spelled S-T-E-L-L-A-R-A-T-O-R: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stellarator means “A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stellarator is stellarators.
How many letters and syllables are in stellarator?
| Letters | 11: S-T-E-L-L-A-R-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th 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 stellarator?
Stellarator appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 stellarator
- stellarators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stellarator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A magnetic device used to confine a plasma, especially one used to sustain nuclear fusion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stellarator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stellarator |
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 stellarator come from?
From stellar (“star”) + -ator (“maker”). Coined by American physicist Lyman Spitzer in 1951.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).