buller
/ˈbʊlɚ/verb, noun
buller is spelled B-U-L-L-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, buller means “To boil or seethe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in buller?
| Letters | 6: B-U-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 buller?
Buller appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 buller?
- UK /ˈbʊlə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈbʊlɚ/
Buller 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).
What rhymes with buller?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as buller from its last stressed vowel (/ʊləɹ/):
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 buller
- bullers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- bullering participle, present
- bullered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does buller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To boil or seethe.
- 2
To make a lot of noise.
- 3
To force one's way; to be pushy.
noun
- 1
The bubbling or seething of a torrent.
- 2
A steer that allows itself to be mounted by bulls when in the crowded conditions of a feedlot.
- 3
derogatoryA homosexual man.
noun
- 1
datedA member of the Bullingdon Club.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does buller come from?
From Scots buller (“to boil, seethe”). Of obscure origin. Probably related to Old Norse bulla (“to boil”) and Old French bullir (“to boil”), Latin bulliō (“to boil”), all from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“swelling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).