greater
/ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/adjective
greater is spelled G-R-E-A-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 79 times per million words in written English, the 1,338th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, greater means “Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in greater?
| Letters | 7: G-R-E-A-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 79 times per million words; the 1,338th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is greater?
Greater appears 79 times per million words in written English, the 1,338th 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 greater?
- UK /ˈɡɹeɪtə/
- US /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/
- US [ˈɡɹeɪɾɚ]
Greater 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: Greater-pronunciation-us.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-greater.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with greater
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sounds like: grater (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with greater?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as greater from its last stressed vowel (/eɪtəɹ/):
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).
What does greater mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of two (or, rarely, more than two) things: the larger in size (bigger), in value, in importance etc.
greater yellowlegs
- 2
The larger geographic or administrative area that encompasses or belongs to a place (especially if both share the same name).
Greater Antilles
- 3
Including the surrounding urban areas and conurbation (of a city or other large settlement).
Greater London
- 4
Referring to a state at its fullest historical (or desired future) extent including colonies, annexed land, etc.
Greater Armenia
- 5
comparative form of great: more great
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate greater?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of greater: Gtr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Greater in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 greater come from?
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).