broiler
/ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/noun
broiler is spelled B-R-O-I-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, broiler means “A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of broiler is broilers.
How many letters and syllables are in broiler?
| Letters | 7: B-R-O-I-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 broiler?
Broiler appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 broiler?
- UK /ˈbɹɔɪlə/
- US /ˈbɹɔɪlɚ/
Broiler 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)-Wodencafe-broiler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with broiler?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as broiler from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɪləɹ/):
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 broiler
- broilers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does broiler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who broils, someone who cooks by broiling.
- 2
CanadaUSA device used to broil food; part of an oven or a small stove; known as a grill in British English.
- 3
A chicken raised for meat.
- 4
Specifically, a young chicken 6 to 10 weeks old, as contrasted with a roaster.
- 5
archaicOne who engages in or promotes noisy quarrels, or broils.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Broiler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Bratrost , Brathähnchen , Krachmacher, Krachmacherin |
| Spanish | broiler |
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 broiler come from?
From broil + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the chickens, + -er (patient suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).