ewer
/ˈju.ɚ/noun
ewer is spelled E-W-E-R: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ewer means “A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ewer is ewers.
How many letters and syllables are in ewer?
| Letters | 4: E-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 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 ewer?
Ewer appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 ewer?
- UK /ˈjuː.ə/
- UK /ˈjʊə/
- US /ˈju.ɚ/
Ewer 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-ewer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ewer?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ewer from its last stressed vowel (/uəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: were, weer.
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 ewer
- ewers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ewer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of widemouthed pitcher or jug with a shape like a vase and a handle, and originally used for carrying water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ewer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense widemouthed pitcher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pichet, aiguière, broc, cruche |
| German | Krug |
| Portuguese | jarro, jarra |
| Spanish | aguamanil, pichel, jofaina |
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 ewer come from?
From Middle English ewer, from Anglo-Norman or Old French ewer, eawer (modern French évier), from Latin aquārium, from aqua (“water”). Doublet of aquarium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).