goer
/ˈɡoʊɚ/noun
goer is spelled G-O-E-R: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, goer means “One who, or that which, goes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of goer is goers.
How many letters and syllables are in goer?
| Letters | 4: G-O-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd 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 goer?
Goer appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 goer?
- US /ˈɡoʊɚ/
Goer 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: En-au-goer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with goer?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as goer from its last stressed vowel (/oʊəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gore, ogre, ergo, rego.
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 goer
- goers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does goer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, goes.
- 2
informalAnything, especially a machine such as a motor car, that performs well, or operates successfully.
I bought her secondhand, but she's a good little goer.
- 3
UKslangA person, often a woman, who enjoys sexual activity.
- 4
obsoleteA foot (body part).
- 5
datedA horse, considered in reference to its gait.
a safe goer
- 6
slangA fire incident in progress.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Goer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who goes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | -gänger, Geher, Geherin |
| Spanish | yente, idor |
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 goer come from?
From Middle English goere, equivalent to go + -er. Compare German Geher (“goer, walker”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).