cruiser
/ˈkɹu.zɚ/noun
cruiser is spelled C-R-U-I-S-E-R. The wrong spelling people search most is cruzer: about 200 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 18 of all searches for the word. Cruiser is a noun meaning “A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its…”. The plural of cruiser is cruisers.
How many letters and syllables are in cruiser?
| Letters | 7: C-R-U-I-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, cruzer, about 200 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How do you spell cruiser?
Cruiser is spelled C-R-U-I-S-E-R. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 18 of the searches for cruiser in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is cruiser?
Cruiser appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th 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 cruiser?
- US /ˈkɹu.zɚ/
Cruiser 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-cruiser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cruiser?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cruiser from its last stressed vowel (/uzəɹ/):
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 cruiser
- cruisers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cruiser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A frigate or other vessel, detached from the fleet, to cruise independently in search of the enemy or its merchant ships.
- 2
A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.
- 3
A starship of comparable role
- 4
A miniature aircraft carrier carrying VTOL aircraft.
- 5
A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
- 6
Any of several yachts designed for cruising.
- 7
One who attends cruises.
- 8
A bicycle designed for low-speed, recreational use, usually characterized by balloon tires, upright seating, a single-speed drivetrain and expressive styling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cruiser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | croiseur , cruiser, beach cruiser |
| German | Kreuzer , Streifenwagen |
| Portuguese | cruzador , viatura |
| Spanish | patrulla , crucero |
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 cruiser come from?
From cruise + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).