bather
/ˈbeɪðə(ɹ)/noun
bather is spelled B-A-T-H-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bather means “One who bathes (cleans oneself with water, for example in a bathtub)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bather is bathers.
How many letters and syllables are in bather?
| Letters | 6: B-A-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is bather?
Bather appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 bather?
- UK /ˈbeɪðə(ɹ)/
Bather has 2 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)-Vealhurl-bather.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-bather.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bather?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as bather (/eɪðə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: breath, bertha.
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 bather
- bathers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bather mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who bathes (cleans oneself with water, for example in a bathtub).
- 2
One who immerses oneself in water for pleasure or refreshment: one who swims (for example at a lake or beach).
- 3
One who gives a bath to another.
- 4
A sunbather
- 5
A bathing costume
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bather in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Badender, Badende, Schwimmer, Schwimmerin, Nacktbader, Nacktbaderin |
| Portuguese | banhista |
| Spanish | bañador, bañadora, bañista |
| French | baigneur, baigneuse |
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 bather come from?
From bathe + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).