fitter
/ˈfɪtəɹ/noun, adjective
fitter is spelled F-I-T-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fitter means “A person who fits or assembles something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fitter is fitters.
How many letters and syllables are in fitter?
| Letters | 6: F-I-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th 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 fitter?
Fitter appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 fitter?
- UK /ˈfɪtə/
- US /ˈfɪtəɹ/
- US [ˈfɪɾɚ]
Fitter 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-fitter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fitter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as fitter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪtəɹ/):
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 fitter
- fitters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fitter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who fits or assembles something.
a fitter of clothing, or of machinery
- 2
informalAn epileptic.
- 3
UKdatedA coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.
- 4
A person employed to find suitable music to accompany silent films.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of fit: more fit
An exercise bike won't make you fitter if you never find time to use it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fitter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who fits or assembles something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ajusteur, ajusteuse |
| Portuguese | instalador, instaladora |
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 fitter come from?
From fit (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).