abstainer
/æbˈsteɪ.nɚ/noun
abstainer is spelled A-B-S-T-A-I-N-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, abstainer means “One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of abstainer is abstainers.
How many letters and syllables are in abstainer?
| Letters | 9: A-B-S-T-A-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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; 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 abstainer?
Abstainer appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 abstainer?
- US /æbˈsteɪ.nɚ/
Abstainer has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abstainer.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-abstainer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abstainer?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abstainer from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnəɹ/):
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 abstainer
- abstainers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abstainer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who abstains; especially, one who abstains from something, such as the use of alcohol or drugs, or one who abstains for religious reasons; one who practices self-denial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abstainer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who abstains:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | abstemio |
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 abstainer come from?
From Middle English absteyner, equivalent to abstain + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).