translator
/ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/noun
translator is spelled T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, translator means “A person or thing that translates various forms of text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of translator is translators.
How many letters and syllables are in translator?
| Letters | 10: T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.7 times per million words; the 11,685th 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 translator?
Translator appears 4.7 times per million words in written English, the 11,685th 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 translator?
- US /ˈtɹænzleɪtɚ/
- US /ˈtɹænsleɪtɚ/
- US /ˌtɹænzˈleɪtɚ/
Translator has 3 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-uk-translator.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of translator
- translators plural
- tr.
- trans.
- transl.
- translater
- translatour
- translatoure
- traunslatour
- translacttor
- translature
- translatar
- translatare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does translator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that translates various forms of text.
- 2
proscribedSynonym of interpreter, a person or thing that immediately interprets direct speech.
- 3
A person or thing that expresses an idea or style in a new form or medium.
- 4
A machine that converts inputs into a pattern of holes on a punch card.
- 5
USA relay station that retransmits incoming television signals after automatically adjusting their frequency to avoid interference.
- 6
A program that converts commands from one computer language into another.
- 7
obsoleteSynonym of carrier, a person who transports something, now particularly (Roman Catholicism, rare) holy relics.
- 8
Synonym of repairer, particularly of leather or cloth goods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate translator?
Wiktionary records 4 abbreviations of translator: TL, tr, trans., transl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Translator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone or something that translates meaning from one language to another:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | traducteur, traductrice |
| German | Übersetzer, Übersetzerin |
| Portuguese | tradutor, tradutora |
| Spanish | traductor, traductora |
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 translator come from?
Directly from Latin trānslātor and French translator, and also from Middle English translatour, from Old French translatour, translateur, etc., from Latin trānslātor, from trānslātus (“carried across”) + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from trānsferō (“carry across”), from trans (“across”) + ferō (“bear, carry”), q.v. Equivalent to translate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).