eraser
/ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/noun
eraser is spelled E-R-A-S-E-R: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, eraser means “One who erases” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of eraser is erasers.
How many letters and syllables are in eraser?
| Letters | 6: E-R-A-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th 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 eraser?
Eraser appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 eraser?
- UK /ɪˈɹeɪzə/
- US /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/
- /ɛ~ɪˈresə(r)/
Eraser 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-eraser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with eraser?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as eraser from its last stressed vowel (/eɪsəɹ/):
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 eraser
- erasers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does eraser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who erases.
- 2
CanadaUSAn object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.
- 3
CanadaUSAn object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.
- 4
An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Eraser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gomme, effaceur, efface , brosse à tableau |
| German | Radiergummi, Radierer, Gummi , Tafelschwamm |
| Portuguese | borracha, safa , apagador |
| Spanish | borrador, goma de borrar, borra |
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 eraser come from?
From erase + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).