drummer
/ˈdɹʌmɚ/noun
drummer is spelled D-R-U-M-M-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, drummer means “One who plays the drums” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of drummer is drummers.
How many letters and syllables are in drummer?
| Letters | 7: D-R-U-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 drummer?
Drummer appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 drummer?
- UK /ˈdɹʌmə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈdɹʌmɚ/
Drummer 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-drummer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with drummer?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as drummer from its last stressed vowel (/ʌməɹ/):
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 drummer
- drummers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does drummer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who plays the drums.
Kate is the lead guitarist, Luna is the drummer, and Izzy is the bass guitarist.
- 2
A drumstick (the lower part of a chicken or turkey leg).
- 3
Any of various fish of the family Kyphosidae, which make a drumming sound.
- 4
UKslangA housebreaker.
- 5
datedslangA travelling salesman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Drummer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | batteur, batteuse, drummer, drummeur, drummeuse |
| German | Schlagzeuger, Schlagzeugerin, Trommler, Trommlerin, Drummer, Drummerin |
| Portuguese | baterista , vendedor ambulante, vendedora ambulante |
| Spanish | batería, baterista , vendedor ambulante, vendedora ambulante, vendedor itinerante, vendedora itinerante |
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 drummer come from?
From drum + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (relational noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).