crimper
/ˈkɹɪmpɚ/noun
crimper is spelled C-R-I-M-P-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crimper means “A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crimper is crimpers.
How many letters and syllables are in crimper?
| Letters | 7: C-R-I-M-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 crimper?
Crimper appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 crimper?
- US /ˈkɹɪmpɚ/
- UK /ˈkɹɪmpə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crimper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crimper?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crimper from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmpəɹ/):
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 crimper
- crimpers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crimper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
- 2
A person who crimps when climbing.
- 3
UKA hairdresser.
- 4
A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
- 5
Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
- 6
A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
- 7
An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
- 8
A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crimper come from?
From crimp + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for the climbing hold, + -er (patient suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).