closer
/ˈkloʊ.sɚ/adverb, noun, adjective
closer is spelled C-L-O-S-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 54 times per million words in written English, the 1,899th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, closer means “Within a shorter distance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in closer?
| Letters | 6: C-L-O-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 54 times per million words; the 1,899th 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 closer?
Closer appears 54 times per million words in written English, the 1,899th 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 closer?
- UK /ˈkləʊ.sə/
- US /ˈkloʊ.sɚ/
As a noun (“Someone or something that closes”): /ˈkləʊ.zə/, /ˈkloʊ.zɚ/.
Closer 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-closer-adj.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-closer.wav, En-us-closer-noun.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with closer?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as closer from its last stressed vowel (/oʊsəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cresol.
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 closer
- closers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does closer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Within a shorter distance.
Come closer, my dear.
noun
- 1
Someone or something that closes.
In our organization, the VP of Sales usually acts as the closer.
- 2
Someone or something that concludes.
The DJ chose a fantastic track as his closer at the end of the night.
- 3
Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”).
- 4
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
- 5
A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game.
They brought their closer in for the ninth.
- 6
A horse that performs best toward the end of a race.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of close: more close
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate closer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of closer: CL.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Closer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.