chowder
/ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/noun, verb
chowder is spelled C-H-O-W-D-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chowder means “A thick, creamy soup or stew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chowder is chowders.
How many letters and syllables are in chowder?
| Letters | 7: C-H-O-W-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 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 chowder?
Chowder appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 chowder?
- US /ˈt͡ʃaʊdɚ/
Chowder 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: En-us-chowder.ogg, En-boston-us-Chowder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with chowder?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as chowder from its last stressed vowel (/aʊdəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cowherd.
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 chowder
- chowders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- chowdering participle, present
- chowdered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chowder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thick, creamy soup or stew.
fish chowder
- 2
A stew, particularly fish or seafood, not necessarily thickened.
- 3
Alternative spelling of jowter.
verb
- 1
To make (seafood, etc.) into chowder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chowder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chaudrée |
| German | Fischsuppe |
| Spanish | shirumbi |
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 chowder come from?
Probably borrowed from French chaudière, from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), derived from Latin caldus (“hot”). Related to English cauldron. Possibly from older English jowter (“fish monger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).