sterilizer
noun
sterilizer is spelled S-T-E-R-I-L-I-Z-E-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sterilizer means “A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sterilizer is sterilizers.
How many letters and syllables are in sterilizer?
| Letters | 10: S-T-E-R-I-L-I-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 sterilizer?
Sterilizer appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 sterilizer?
Sterilizer 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).
Forms of sterilizer
- sterilizers plural
- steriliser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sterilizer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device used to sterilize, killing pathogens by means such as heat, UV light, chemicals, etc.
The hospital was in trouble when the sterilizer broke; they almost had to shut down the operating room.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sterilizer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a device used to sterilize:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | stérilisateur |
| Spanish | esterilizador |
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 sterilizer come from?
From sterilize + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).