cleanser
noun
cleanser is spelled C-L-E-A-N-S-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cleanser means “Someone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cleanser is cleansers.
How many letters and syllables are in cleanser?
| Letters | 8: C-L-E-A-N-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cleanser?
Cleanser appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 cleanser?
- US
Cleanser 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cleanser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cleanser
- cleansers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleanser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cleanser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense something that cleanses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Reiniger |
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 cleanser come from?
From Middle English clansere, clenser, clensere; equivalent to cleanse + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).