eatery
/ˈiːtəɹi/noun
eatery is spelled E-A-T-E-R-Y: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eatery means “A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eatery is eateries.
How many letters and syllables are in eatery?
| Letters | 6: E-A-T-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is eatery?
Eatery appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 eatery?
- /ˈiːtəɹi/
Eatery has 3 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-eatery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of eatery
- eateries plural
- eateria rare
- eaterie
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eatery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eatery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a restaurant or café:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | resto |
| German | Esslokal |
| Portuguese | lanchonete |
| Spanish | comedor, restaurante, restorán |
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 eatery come from?
From eat + -ery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).