gambler
/ˈɡæmblɚ/noun
gambler is spelled G-A-M-B-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gambler means “One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gambler is gamblers.
How many letters and syllables are in gambler?
| Letters | 7: G-A-M-B-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 gambler?
Gambler appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 gambler?
- US /ˈɡæmblɚ/
Gambler 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-gambler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gambler?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gambler from its last stressed vowel (/æmbləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gambrel.
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 gambler
- gamblers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gambler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
- 2
One who takes significant risks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gambler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | joueur, parieur |
| German | Glücksspieler, Glücksspielerin , Hasardeur, Hasardeurin |
| Portuguese | apostador |
| Spanish | tahúr, timbero, ludópata |
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 gambler come from?
From gamble + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).