# synthesizer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪn.θəˌsaɪ.zə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #36,774

## Definitions
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

## Etymology
From synthesize + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **synthesize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/synthesize-vs-synthesizer)

## Common misspellings (18)
`snythesizer`, `ssynthesizer`, `synhtesizer`, `synnthesizer`, `syntehsizer`, `syntheiszer`, `synthesiezr`, `synthesizerr`, `synthesizre`, `synthesizzer`, `synthessizer`, `syntheszier`, `synthhesizer`, `synthseizer`, `syntthesizer`, `sytnhesizer`, `syynthesizer`, `ysnthesizer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/synthesizer