crawler
noun
crawler is spelled C-R-A-W-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crawler means “A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crawler is crawlers.
How many letters and syllables are in crawler?
| Letters | 7: C-R-A-W-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 crawler?
Crawler appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 crawler?
- Australia
Crawler 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-AU_ck1_crawler.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crawler
- crawlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crawler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A child who is able to creep using its hands and knees but is not able to walk.
- 2
A crawl swimmer.
- 3
A tractor crawler, a motorized vehicle that uses caterpillar tracks instead of wheels.
- 4
A software bot that autonomously follows connected paths such as links between web pages.
- 5
A mobile stage in the development of stationary hemipteran insects such as scale insects–generally the first instar.
- 6
UKobsoleteslangA cab that is driven slowly along while its driver looks out for a fare.
- 7
Synonym of crawler crane.
- 8
AustraliaobsoleteA person who is abused, physically or verbally, and returns to the abuser a supplicant.
- 9
AustraliaUKslangA sycophant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crawler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | bebe , trator oruga , rastreador web , adulador |
| French | crawleur, crawleuse |
| German | Raupe |
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 crawler come from?
From crawl (“to move slowly, by dragging the body along the ground”) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).