grainer
/ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nɚ/noun
grainer is spelled G-R-A-I-N-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grainer means “A knife for taking the hair off skins” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grainer is grainers.
How many letters and syllables are in grainer?
| Letters | 7: G-R-A-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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; 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 grainer?
Grainer appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 grainer?
- UK /ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nə/
- US /ˈɡɹeɪ̯.nɚ/
Grainer has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grainer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grainer?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as grainer from its last stressed vowel (/eɪnəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rearing, earring.
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 grainer
- grainers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grainer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A knife for taking the hair off skins.
- 2
An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; -- called also grains and bate.
- 3
One who grains (paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc).
- 4
A brush or tool used for such painting.
- 5
USA grain car.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does grainer come from?
From grain + -er. Piecewise doublet of corner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).