fastener
fast·en·er/ˈfæsənɚ/noun
fastener is spelled F-A-S-T-E-N-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (fast·en·er). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fastener means “Something or someone that fastens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fastener is fasteners.
How many letters and syllables are in fastener?
| Letters | 8: F-A-S-T-E-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: fast·en·er |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 fastener?
Fastener appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 fastener?
- UK /ˈfɑːsənə/
- UK /ˈfɑːsnə/
- US /ˈfæsənɚ/
Fastener has 3 syllables, split fast·en·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-fastener.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fastener?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as fastener (/æsənəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: fenestra.
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 fastener
- fasteners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fastener mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something or someone that fastens.
The mechanic replaced the damaged fastener.
- 2
Mechanically, any device that fastens; especially, a collective term for items such as screws, nuts, washers, clasps, bolts and the like.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fastener in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fermeture , attache |
| German | Verschluss, Schloss, Schließe, Schließer, Halterung, Klammer |
| Spanish | fijador, sujetadora, agrafe, sujetador , cerrador |
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 fastener come from?
From fasten + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).