clearer
clear·er/ˈklɪɹɚ/noun, adjective
clearer is spelled C-L-E-A-R-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (clear·er). It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clearer means “Someone who or something which clears” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clearer is clearers.
How many letters and syllables are in clearer?
| Letters | 7: C-L-E-A-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: clear·er |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th 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 clearer?
Clearer appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 clearer?
- UK /ˈklɪəɹə/
- US /ˈklɪɹɚ/
- US /ˈklɪəɹə(ɹ)/
Clearer has 2 syllables, split clear·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-clearer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with clearer?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as clearer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹəɹ/):
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 clearer
- clearers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clearer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who or something which clears.
- 2
An unskilled labourer who clears away the rubbish etc.
- 3
A tool by which the hemp for lines and twines, used by sailmakers, is finished.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of clear: more clear
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clearer come from?
From clear (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).