bowler
/ˈboʊ.lɚ/noun
bowler is spelled B-O-W-L-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bowler means “One who engages in the sport of bowling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bowler is bowlers.
How many letters and syllables are in bowler?
| Letters | 6: B-O-W-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 bowler?
Bowler appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 bowler?
- UK /ˈbəʊ.lə/
- US /ˈboʊ.lɚ/
Bowler 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-us-bowler.ogg, En-au-bowler.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with bowler?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bowler from its last stressed vowel (/oʊləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: blower.
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 bowler
- bowlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bowler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who engages in the sport of bowling.
- 2
The player currently bowling.
- 3
A player selected mainly for their bowling ability.
- 4
slangThe pitcher.
- 5
A bowler hat; a round black hat formerly popular among British businessmen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bowler come from?
From bowl + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).