golfer
/ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/noun
golfer is spelled G-O-L-F-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, golfer means “Someone who plays golf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of golfer is golfers.
How many letters and syllables are in golfer?
| Letters | 6: G-O-L-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 golfer?
Golfer appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 golfer?
- /ˈɡɒlfə(ɹ)/
Golfer 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-golfer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of golfer
- golfers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does golfer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who plays golf.
- 2
One who takes part in code golf or regex golf.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Golfer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who plays golf:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | golfeur, golfeuse |
| German | Golfer, Golferin, Golfspieler, Golfspielerin |
| Portuguese | golfista |
| Spanish | golfista |
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 golfer come from?
From golf + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).