entertainer
en·ter·tain·er/ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/noun
entertainer is spelled E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables (en·ter·tain·er). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, entertainer means “A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of entertainer is entertainers.
How many letters and syllables are in entertainer?
| Letters | 11: E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: en·ter·tain·er |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th 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 entertainer?
Entertainer appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 entertainer?
- UK /ˌɛntəˈteɪnə/
- US /ˌɛntɚˈteɪnɚ/
Entertainer has 4 syllables, split en·ter·tain·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-entertainer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with entertainer?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as entertainer from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnəɹ/):
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 entertainer
- entertainers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does entertainer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who entertains others, esp. as a profession, as a singer, actor, presenter, dancer, musician, magician, comedian, etc.
- 2
Someone who puts on a show for the entertainment or enjoyment of others.
- 3
One who accommodates guests.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entertainer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who entertains:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amuseur, divertisseur |
| German | Unterhalter, Entertainer |
| Spanish | entretenedor |
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 entertainer come from?
From entertain + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).