translator

noun

The verdict

“translator” is uncommon French (frequency #88,183 among 164,488 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,183
frequency rank, French
164,488
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Translateur, traducteur.

Key facts for translator
PropertyValue
Headwordtranslator
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,183
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “translator” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). translator lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

translator is uncommon French at frequency #88,183 among 164,488 “T” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Translateur, traducteur.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for translator in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is translator, spelled T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Translateur, traducteur.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "translator"?
"translator" is spelled T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-O-R.
What does "translator" mean?
As a noun, "translator" means: Translateur, traducteur.
What language does "translator" come from?
"translator" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “translator”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list