freighter
/ˈfɹeɪtɚ/noun
freighter is spelled F-R-E-I-G-H-T-E-R: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, freighter means “One who loads a ship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of freighter is freighters.
How many letters and syllables are in freighter?
| Letters | 9: F-R-E-I-G-H-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th 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 freighter?
Freighter appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 freighter?
- US /ˈfɹeɪtɚ/
- UK /ˈfɹeɪtə/
Freighter 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-freighter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with freighter?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as freighter from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtəɹ/):
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 freighter
- freighters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does freighter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who loads a ship.
Near-synonyms: docker, dockworker, stevedore, longshoreman; loader
- 2
One who charters and loads a ship.
Near-synonym: charterer
- 3
One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.
- 4
One for whom freight is transported.
- 5
A ship used mainly to carry freight.
cargo freighter
- 6
An aircraft used mainly to carry freight; a cargo aircraft or cargo plane.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does freighter come from?
From freight + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).