damper
/ˈdæmpɚ/noun, adjective
damper is spelled D-A-M-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, damper means “A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of damper is dampers.
How many letters and syllables are in damper?
| Letters | 6: D-A-M-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 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 damper?
Damper appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 damper?
- US /ˈdæmpɚ/
Damper 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_damper.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Back_ache-damper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with damper?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as damper from its last stressed vowel (/æmpəɹ/):
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 damper
- dampers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does damper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air.
- 2
A contrivance (sordine), as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.
- 3
Something that kills the mood.
- 4
A device that decreases the oscillations of a system.
- 5
A shock absorber.
- 6
AustraliaBread made from a basic recipe of flour, water, milk, and salt, but without yeast.
- 7
UKobsoleteslangA shop till.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of damp: more damp
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Damper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Luftklappe , Dämpfer |
| Spanish | regulador, reductor , amortiguador |
| French | sourdine |
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 damper come from?
From damp (verb) + -er. The name of the type of bread is first attested in 1825, and originally likely refers to damping the appetite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).