transmitter
noun
transmitter is spelled T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transmitter means “One who or that which transmits something (in all senses)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transmitter is transmitters.
How many letters and syllables are in transmitter?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-N-S-M-I-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th 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 transmitter?
Transmitter appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 transmitter?
- US
Transmitter 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-transmitter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of transmitter
- transmitters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transmitter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which transmits something (in all senses).
- 2
An electronic device that generates and amplifies a carrier wave, modulates it with a meaningful signal derived from speech, music, TV or other sources, and broadcasts the resulting signal from an antenna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transmitter?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of transmitter: TX.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transmitter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transmetteur |
| German | Sender , Sendegerät, Sendeanlage |
| Portuguese | transmissor |
| Spanish | transmisor |
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 transmitter come from?
From transmit + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).