builder
build·er/ˈbɪl.dəɹ/noun
builder is spelled B-U-I-L-D-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (build·er). It appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, builder means “One who builds or constructs things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of builder is builders.
How many letters and syllables are in builder?
| Letters | 7: B-U-I-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: build·er |
| In writing | 7.1 times per million words; the 8,918th 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; 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 builder?
Builder appears 7.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,918th 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 builder?
- UK /ˈbɪl.də/
- US /ˈbɪl.dəɹ/
Builder has 2 syllables, split build·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-builder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with builder?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as builder from its last stressed vowel (/ɪldəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rebuild.
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 builder
- builders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does builder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who builds or constructs things.
- 2
Master artisan, who receives his instructions from the architect, and employs workers.
- 3
Software that allows the user to create a certain kind of (often automated) output.
- 4
rareClipping of bodybuilder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate builder?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of builder: bldr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Builder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who builds or constructs things:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | constructeur, constructrice, bâtisseur, bâtisseuse |
| German | Bauarbeiter, Bauarbeiterin, Baumeister, Baumeisterin, Erbauer, Erbauerin |
| Portuguese | construtor, construtora, empreiteiro, empreiteira |
| Spanish | constructor, constructora, constructor civil, constructora civil |
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 builder come from?
From Middle English byldere, buyldere, from bylden + -er. By surface analysis, build + -er. Compare Old English bylda, bytla (“hammerer, builder”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).