childer
/ˈt͡ʃɪldə(ɹ)/noun
childer is spelled C-H-I-L-D-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, childer means “A child” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of childer is childers or children.
How many letters and syllables are in childer?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 childer?
Childer appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 childer?
- /ˈt͡ʃɪldə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-childer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of childer
- childers plural
- children plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does childer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandA child.
- 2
IrelandPlural of child.
- 3
Plural of childe (“self-turned vampire”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does childer come from?
From Middle English childer, childre, from Old English ċildra, ċildru.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).