derailer
de·rail·er/dəˈɹeɪləɹ/noun
derailer is spelled D-E-R-A-I-L-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (de·rail·er). It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, derailer means “One who, or that which, derails” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of derailer is derailers.
How many letters and syllables are in derailer?
| Letters | 8: D-E-R-A-I-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·rail·er |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 derailer?
Derailer appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 derailer?
- UK /dɪˈɹeɪlə/
- US /dəˈɹeɪləɹ/
Derailer has 3 syllables, split de·rail·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with derailer?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as derailer from its last stressed vowel (/eɪləɹ/):
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 derailer
- derailers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does derailer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, derails.
- 2
Synonym of derail: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
- 3
Alternative spelling of derailleur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does derailer come from?
From derail + -er. Sense 2 is an Anglicization of French dérailleur. Doublet of derailleur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).