burner
/ˈbɝnɚ/noun
burner is spelled B-U-R-N-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, burner means “An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of burner is burners.
How many letters and syllables are in burner?
| Letters | 6: B-U-R-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 14,106th 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 burner?
Burner appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 14,106th 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 burner?
- UK /ˈbɜːnə/
- US /ˈbɝnɚ/
Burner 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: En-au-burner.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with burner?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as burner from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹnəɹ/):
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 burner
- burners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does burner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking.
- 2
A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner.
- 3
A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system.
- 4
A device for burning refuse; an incinerator.
- 5
A device that records data or music to an optical disc, such as a CD-R or DVD-RW.
- 6
slangEllipsis of burner phone, a mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced.
- 7
An app that creates temporary phone numbers for a user.
- 8
slangEllipsis of burner account.
noun
- 1
A participant in the Burning Man festival.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Burner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Brenner , Kochplatte, Herdplatte, Heizplatte, Heizspirale, Flamme |
| Portuguese | queimador , boca , bico de Bunsen, maçarico |
| Spanish | quemador , fogón, fuego, hornalla, hornilla |
| French | feu, brûleur , graveur |
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 burner come from?
From burn + -er. Merged with and eclipsed related Middle English brennar, brennere (“an incendiary, incinerator”). Compare German Brenner (“burner”), Swedish brännare (“burner”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).