transponder
/tɹænˈspɑn.dɚ/noun
transponder is spelled T-R-A-N-S-P-O-N-D-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, transponder means “A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of transponder is transponders.
How many letters and syllables are in transponder?
| Letters | 11: T-R-A-N-S-P-O-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is transponder?
Transponder appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 transponder?
- UK /tɹænˈspɒn.də/
- US /tɹænˈspɑn.dɚ/
Transponder 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)-Vealhurl-transponder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with transponder?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as transponder from its last stressed vowel (/ɑndəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of transponder
- transponders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does transponder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A radar or radio transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined signal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate transponder?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of transponder: tp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Transponder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense transceiver that transmits some signal in response to receiving a predetermined :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | transpondeur |
| German | Transponder |
| Portuguese | transponder |
| Spanish | transponder, transpondedor |
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 transponder come from?
Blend of transmitter + responder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).