stenographer
/stəˈnɑɡɹəfɚ/noun
stenographer is spelled S-T-E-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stenographer means “Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stenographer is stenographers.
How many letters and syllables are in stenographer?
| Letters | 12: S-T-E-N-O-G-R-A-P-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd 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 stenographer?
Stenographer appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 stenographer?
- UK /stəˈnɒɡɹəfə/
- US /stəˈnɑɡɹəfɚ/
Stenographer has 4 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: En-us-stenographer.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stenographer?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stenographer from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡɹəfəɹ/):
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 stenographer
- stenographers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stenographer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone skilled in the writing of shorthand or the use of a stenotype machine, especially for the purpose of rapid transcription of speech. One employed in such a role: a professional transcriptionist who employs shorthand.
- 2
One who invents or studies systems of shorthand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stenographer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone skilled in the transcription of speech:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Stenograph, Stenographin, Stenograf, Stenografin |
| Spanish | taquígrafo, taquígrafa |
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 stenographer come from?
From stenography + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).