easter
Eas·ter/ˈi.stəɹ/adjective, noun, verb
easter is spelled E-A-S-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (Eas·ter). It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, easter means “Eastern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in easter?
| Letters | 6: E-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Eas·ter |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th 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; 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 easter?
Easter appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th 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 easter?
- UK /ˈiː.stə/
- US /ˈi.stəɹ/
Easter has 2 syllables, split Eas·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Easter.wav, En-us-easter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with easter?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as easter from its last stressed vowel (/istəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: teresa, teaser, seater, reseat.
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 easter
- more easter comparative
- most easter superlative
- easters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- eastering participle, present
- eastered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does easter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Eastern.
- 2
comparative form of east: more east
noun
- 1
An easterly wind (a wind blowing from the east); especially, a strong one; a storm of such winds.
verb
- 1
To move toward the east.
At 5 the wind eastered and came E. by N., that we went 2 knots […] .
noun
- 1
A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 t
We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.
- 2
Eastertide (“the period from Easter to Whitsun”).
Meronyms: Easter Day, Easter Sunday
- 3
datedUsually preceded by an inflection of make: the act of receiving the Eucharist during Easter.
- 4
IrelandUKEllipsis of Easter term.
- 5
A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara, celebrated at the vernal equinox or within the month of April; Eostre, Ostara.
- 6
obsoleteThe Jewish Passover.
verb
- 1
To celebrate Easter.
- 2
To spend the Easter season in some place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Easter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 easter come from?
From Old English eastera, eastra. Compare norther, souther, wester.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).