cinder
cin·der/ˈsɪndɚ/noun, verb
cinder is spelled C-I-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cin·der). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cinder means “Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cinder is cinders.
How many letters and syllables are in cinder?
| Letters | 6: C-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cin·der |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 cinder?
Cinder appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 cinder?
- UK /ˈsɪndəː/
- UK [ˈsɪndəː]
- US /ˈsɪndɚ/
Cinder has 2 syllables, split cin·der in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cinder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cinder?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cinder from its last stressed vowel (/ɪndəɹ/):
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 cinder
- cinders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cindering participle, present
- cindered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cinder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.
- 2
An ember.
- 3
Slag from a metal furnace.
- 4
colloquialdatedAny strong stimulant added to tea, soda water, etc.
verb
- 1
To reduce to cinders.
- 2
To cover with cinders.
We plan to cinder this path.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cinder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cendre |
| German | Asche , Schlacke, Zunder , verkohlen, verschwelen, einäschern |
| Portuguese | borralho, borralha , escória |
| Spanish | ceniza, carbonilla, carboncillo , escoria , incinerar |
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 cinder come from?
From Middle English cyndyr, syndir, synder, sinder, from Old English sinder (“cinder, dross, slag, scoria, dross of iron, impurity of metal”), from Proto-West Germanic *sindr, from Proto-Germanic *sindrą, *sindraz (“dross, cinder, slag”), from Proto-Indo-European *sendʰro- (“coagulating fluid, liquid slag, scale, cinder”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).