bender
/ˈbɛndɚ/noun
bender is spelled B-E-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bender means “One who, or that which, bends” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bender is benders.
How many letters and syllables are in bender?
| Letters | 6: B-E-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 bender?
Bender appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,122nd 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 bender?
- UK /ˈbɛndə/
- US /ˈbɛndɚ/
Bender 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: En-au-bender.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bender?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bender from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: berend.
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 bender
- benders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bender mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, bends.
- 2
A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
- 3
slangA bout of heavy drinking or drug use.
He's been out on a bender with his mates.
- 4
UKderogatoryslangA homosexual man.
- 5
A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies.
- 6
UKslangA suspended sentence.
- 7
UKobsoleteslangA sixpence.
- 8
USobsoleteslangA spree, a frolic.
interjection
- 1
BritishobsoleteslangUsed to express disbelief or doubt at what one has just heard.
- 2
BritishobsoleteslangUsed to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
O yes, I'll do it – bender!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bender in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | doblador, dobladora , curvadora |
| German | Biegevorrichtung, Biegegerät , Saufgelage, Besäufnis, Sauftour , Schwuler |
| French | soûlerie, beuverie, murge, biture, cuite, muflée |
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.