chafer
noun
chafer is spelled C-H-A-F-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chafer means “One who chafes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chafer is chafers.
How many letters and syllables are in chafer?
| Letters | 6: C-H-A-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 25 million words; the 150,355th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is chafer?
Chafer appears about once in every 25 million words in written English, the 150,355th 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 chafer?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-chafer.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chafer
- chafers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chafer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who chafes.
- 2
A vessel for heating water; hence, a dish or pan.
- 3
A vessel for holding burning coals or hot water used as a warmer.
- 4
Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.
He who torments the Chafers sprite Weaves a Bower in endleſs Night
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chafer come from?
From Middle English chaufour, chafour, from Anglo-Norman chaufour, from Latin calefactōrium; equivalent to chafe + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).