chamfer
/ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/noun, verb
chamfer is spelled C-H-A-M-F-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chamfer means “An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chamfer is chamfers.
How many letters and syllables are in chamfer?
| Letters | 7: C-H-A-M-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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; 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 chamfer?
Chamfer appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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 chamfer?
- UK /ˈt͡ʃæm.fə/
- US /ˈt͡ʃæm.fɚ/
- US [ˈt͡ʃɛəm.fɚ]
Chamfer 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: En-us-chamfer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chamfer?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chamfer from its last stressed vowel (/æmfəɹ/):
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 chamfer
- chamfers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chamfering participle, present
- chamfered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chamfer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges.
verb
- 1
To cut off the edge or corner of something.
- 2
To cut a groove in something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chamfer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chanfrein, champfrain , chanfreiner |
| German | Fase, Abfasung, Abschrägung, Auskehlung, Hohlrinne, Schrägkante |
| Portuguese | chanfradura, chanfra, chanfro , chanfrar |
| Spanish | chaflán, ochava, chanfle , achaflanar, chaflanar, chanflear |
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 chamfer come from?
Back-formation from chamfering, from Middle French chanfrain, from Middle French, Old French chanfraindre, possibly a compound of chant (“corner”), from Latin canthus (of either Celtic or Latin origin) + fraindre (“to break”), from frangō (“to break”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).