assayer
noun
assayer is spelled A-S-S-A-Y-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, assayer means “One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of assayer is assayers.
How many letters and syllables are in assayer?
| Letters | 7: A-S-S-A-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is assayer?
Assayer appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 assayer?
- US
Assayer has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-assayer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of assayer
- assayers plural
- assayor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does assayer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who assays, or performs chemical tests on metals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does assayer come from?
From Middle English assaier, assaiour, from Anglo-Norman assaiour; equivalent to assay + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).