crooner
/ˈkɹuːn.ə(ɹ)/noun
crooner is spelled C-R-O-O-N-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crooner means “One who croons; a singer, usually male, especially of popular music” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crooner is crooners.
How many letters and syllables are in crooner?
| Letters | 7: C-R-O-O-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 crooner?
Crooner appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 crooner?
- UK /ˈkɹuːn.ə(ɹ)/
Crooner 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crooner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crooner?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crooner from its last stressed vowel (/unə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: coroner.
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 crooner
- crooners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crooner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who croons; a singer, usually male, especially of popular music.
My mom likes to listen to old crooners like Frank Sinatra and Tommy Dorsey.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crooner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who croons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chanteur de charme |
| German | Schnulzensänger, Schlagersänger, Schmusesänger |
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 crooner come from?
From croon + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).