browser
brows·er/ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/noun
browser is spelled B-R-O-W-S-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (brows·er). It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, browser means “One who or which browses” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of browser is browsers.
How many letters and syllables are in browser?
| Letters | 7: B-R-O-W-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: brows·er |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th 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; 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 browser?
Browser appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th 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 browser?
- UK /ˈbɹaʊ.zə/
- US /ˈbɹaʊ.zəɹ/
Browser has 2 syllables, split brows·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-browser.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with browser?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as browser from its last stressed vowel (/aʊzəɹ/):
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 browser
- browsers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does browser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or which browses.
- 2
A person who examines goods for sale but purchases nothing.
- 3
Ellipsis of web browser.
- 4
Any other type of information browser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does browser come from?
From browse + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).