Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conditioner

/kənˈdɪʃənɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: con-di-tion-er
IPA: /kənˈdɪʃənɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything that improves the condition of something.

Countable

noun

Hair conditioner.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Fabric conditioner; fabric softener.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Someone who trains athletes or racehorses.

Countable

noun

An agricultural machine that crimps and crushes newly cut hay to promote faster and more even drying.

Countable

Etymology

Etymology tree English condition Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English conditioner From condition + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˈdɪʃənɚ/
British English: /kənˈdɪʃənə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

conditioners (plural)

Derived Forms

preconditioner

Phrases

air conditioner fabric conditioner hair conditioner mower-conditioner water conditioner

Rhymes With

commissioner practitioner petitioner parishioner

Questions

How do you pronounce conditioner?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈdɪʃənɚ/.
What does conditioner mean?: Anything that improves the condition of something.
Where does conditioner come from?: Etymology tree English condition Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English conditioner From condition + -er.

How to pronounce conditioner

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “conditioner”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kənˈdɪʃənɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “conditioner”.
Repeat and practice — Say “conditioner” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.