bartender
bar·tend·er/ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/noun
bartender is spelled B-A-R-T-E-N-D-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (bar·tend·er). It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bartender means “One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bartender is bartenders.
How many letters and syllables are in bartender?
| Letters | 9: B-A-R-T-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: bar·tend·er |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,928th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is bartender?
Bartender appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,928th 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 bartender?
- UK /ˈbɑːˌtɛndə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈbɑɹˌtɛndɚ/
Bartender has 3 syllables, split bar·tend·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bartender.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bartender
Also written: bar-tender (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of bartender
- bartenders plural
- bar-tender
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bartender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bartender in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who works in a bar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | barman |
| German | Barkeeper, Barmann, Barmixer |
| Portuguese | barman |
| Spanish | bartender, barténder, barman, barista, cantinero, copero |
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 bartender come from?
From bar + tender.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).