critter
crit·ter/ˈkɹɪtɚ/noun
critter is spelled C-R-I-T-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (crit·ter). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, critter means “A creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of critter is critters.
How many letters and syllables are in critter?
| Letters | 7: C-R-I-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: crit·ter |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 critter?
Critter appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 critter?
- US /ˈkɹɪtɚ/
- UK /ˈkɹɪtə/
Critter has 2 syllables, split crit·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-critter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with critter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as critter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtəɹ/):
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 critter
- critters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does critter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaUSA creature, and specifically, an animal or something animal-like.
- 2
USA small locomotive used in an industrial setting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Critter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a creature:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bébête, bestiole |
| German | Kreatur, Tier |
| Portuguese | criatura |
| Spanish | bichito, críter, animalito |
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 critter come from?
First attested 1815, from a dialectal pronunciation of creature.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).