tricorder
noun
tricorder is spelled T-R-I-C-O-R-D-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tricorder means “A fictional futuristic handheld device used for scanning, which may be specialized for medical, technical, or other purposes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tricorder is tricorders.
How many letters and syllables are in tricorder?
| Letters | 9: T-R-I-C-O-R-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tricorder?
Tricorder appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 tricorder?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-tricorder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tricorder
- tricorders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tricorder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fictional futuristic handheld device used for scanning, which may be specialized for medical, technical, or other purposes.
- 2
slangA real-world advanced handheld medical scanner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).