visor
/ˈvaɪzɚ/noun, verb
visor is spelled V-I-S-O-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, visor means “A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of visor is visors.
How many letters and syllables are in visor?
| Letters | 5: V-I-S-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 visor?
Visor appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 visor?
- US /ˈvaɪzɚ/
Visor has 2 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-us-visor.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with visor?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as visor from its last stressed vowel (/aɪzəɹ/):
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 visor
- visors plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- visoring participle, present
- visored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does visor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
- 2
A mask for the face.
- 3
The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
- 4
A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.
verb
- 1
To cover with, or as if with, a visor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Visor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of a helmet:
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 visor come from?
From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).