blatter
/ˈblæt.əɹ/noun, verb
blatter is spelled B-L-A-T-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, blatter means “Blather; foolish talk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of blatter is blatters.
How many letters and syllables are in blatter?
| Letters | 7: B-L-A-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 blatter?
Blatter appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 blatter?
- UK /ˈblat.ə/
- US /ˈblæt.əɹ/
- /ˈblat.ər/
Blatter 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-blatter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with blatter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as blatter from its last stressed vowel (/ætəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: battler, brattle.
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 blatter
- blatters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- blattering participle, present
- blattered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does blatter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Blather; foolish talk.
- 2
A sound of rapid motion.
- 3
A hard battering of rain.
verb
- 1
To blather.
- 2
To hurry or rush noisily.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does blatter come from?
From Latin blaterāre. Influenced by other expressive verbs ending in -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).