fixer
/ˈfɪksɚ/noun
fixer is spelled F-I-X-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fixer means “A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fixer is fixers.
How many letters and syllables are in fixer?
| Letters | 5: F-I-X-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd 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 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 fixer?
Fixer appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 fixer?
- US /ˈfɪksɚ/
Fixer 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-fixer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fixer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as fixer (/ɪksəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: refix.
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 fixer
- fixers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fixer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Agent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
- 2
A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
- 3
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
- 4
Someone who is often paid that helps a customer cut through red tape, especially for government processes or applications.
- 5
A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
- 6
A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
- 7
USA fixer-upper.
- 8
slangA drug dealer or user.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fixer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fixateur |
| German | Fixiermittel, Fixiersalz |
| Spanish | fijador , amañador, amañadora, conseguidor |
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 fixer come from?
From fix + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).