ventilator
/ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/noun
ventilator is spelled V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “respirator vs ventilator” about 2,900 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, ventilator means “A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ventilator is ventilators.
How many letters and syllables are in ventilator?
| Letters | 10: V-E-N-T-I-L-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,017th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is ventilator?
Ventilator appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,017th 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 ventilator?
- /ˈvɛntɪleɪtə/
Ventilator has 4 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-au-ventilator.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with ventilator
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ventilator
- ventilators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ventilator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
- 2
A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
Near-synonym: respirator
- 3
Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
- 4
obsoleteslangA play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate ventilator?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of ventilator: vent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ventilator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ventilateur , respirateur artificiel, respirateur |
| German | Lüfter , Beatmungsgerät |
| Portuguese | ventilador, circulador de ar, exaustor |
| Spanish | ventilador , respirador |
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 ventilator come from?
From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).