caber
/ˈkeɪbɚ/noun
caber is spelled C-A-B-E-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caber means “A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caber is cabers.
How many letters and syllables are in caber?
| Letters | 5: C-A-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th 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 caber?
Caber appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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 caber?
- UK /ˈkeɪbə/
- UK /ˈkɑː-/
- US /ˈkeɪbɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-caber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with caber?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as caber from its last stressed vowel (/eɪbəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: brace.
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 caber
- cabers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long, thick log held upright at one end and tossed in the Highland games.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caber come from?
From Scottish Gaelic cabar (“spar, pole”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).