glassblower
noun
glassblower is spelled G-L-A-S-S-B-L-O-W-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, glassblower means “A person skilled in the art of glassblowing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of glassblower is glassblowers.
How many letters and syllables are in glassblower?
| Letters | 11: G-L-A-S-S-B-L-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is glassblower?
Glassblower appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 glassblower?
Glassblower has 3 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-glassblower.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of glassblower
- glassblowers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does glassblower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person skilled in the art of glassblowing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Glassblower in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person skilled in the art of glassblowing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | souffleur de verre, souffleuse de verre |
| German | Glasbläser, Glasbläserin |
| Spanish | soplador, sopladora |
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 glassblower come from?
From glass + blower.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).