synthesizer
/ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/noun
synthesizer is spelled S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-Z-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, synthesizer means “An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of synthesizer is synthesizers.
How many letters and syllables are in synthesizer?
| Letters | 11: S-Y-N-T-H-E-S-I-Z-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 synthesizer?
Synthesizer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 synthesizer?
- UK /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zɚ/
Synthesizer 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-synthesizer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of synthesizer
- synthesizers plural
- synthesiser
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does synthesizer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with electronics and generally is played via a keyboard.
- 2
An electronic instrument consisting of a module, or a set of modules, that creates its sounds with electronics and does not have any keyboard.
- 3
An electronic circuit that generates an electronic signal oscillation with accurate timing from a reference oscillator.
- 4
An electronic device that generates electronic signal patterns to test an electronic circuit.
- 5
A software program that allows a computer to be used as a musical instrument – virtual instrument
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Synthesizer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense music: an electronic keyboard instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | synthétiseur |
| German | Synthesizer |
| Portuguese | sintetizador |
| Spanish | sintetizador |
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 synthesizer come from?
From synthesize + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).