caesar
/ˈsizɚ/noun
caesar is spelled C-A-E-S-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caesar means “An emperor of Ancient Rome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caesar is caesars.
How many letters and syllables are in caesar?
| Letters | 6: C-A-E-S-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.3 times per million words; the 9,594th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 caesar?
Caesar appears 6.3 times per million words in written English, the 9,594th 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 caesar?
- US /ˈsizɚ/
- UK /ˈsiːzə/
Caesar 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Caesar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with caesar
Sounds like: seizer (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with caesar?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as caesar from its last stressed vowel (/izəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: resaca.
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 caesar
- caesars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caesar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An emperor of Ancient Rome.
- 2
Any emperor, ruler, or dictator.
- 3
Alternative form of Caesar.
- 4
Any agaric mushroom of the genus Amanita, section Amanita sect. Caesareae.
noun
- 1
A title of Roman emperors.
- 2
An absolute ruler; an autocrat.
- 3
Abbreviation of Caesar salad.
- 4
CanadaA Caesar cocktail.
- 5
colloquialClipping of Caesarean section.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caesar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a title of Roman emperors:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | césar |
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 caesar come from?
By extension from personal name Caesar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).