burin
/ˈbjʊəɹɪn/noun
burin is spelled B-U-R-I-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, burin means “A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of burin is burins.
How many letters and syllables are in burin?
| Letters | 5: B-U-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 burin?
Burin appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 burin?
- US /ˈbjʊəɹɪn/
- US /ˈbɝ.ɪn/
Burin has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-burin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with burin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as burin (/ʊəɹɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rubin, bruin.
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 burin
- burins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver.
- 2
A prehistoric flint tool
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Burin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Grabstichel , Stichel |
| Spanish | buril |
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 burin come from?
From French burin. Doublet of boline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).