humbler
/ˈhʌmblɚ/noun, adjective
humbler is spelled H-U-M-B-L-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, humbler means “One who humbles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of humbler is humblers.
How many letters and syllables are in humbler?
| Letters | 7: H-U-M-B-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is humbler?
Humbler appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 humbler?
- US /ˈhʌmblɚ/
Humbler 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: En-us-humbler.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with humbler?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as humbler from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmbləɹ/):
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 humbler
- humblers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does humbler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who humbles.
[…] the unravellers of cunning, the investigators of artifice, the humblers of pride, and the scourgers of oppression […]
- 2
A physical restraint that clamps around the base of the scrotum and prevents straightening of the legs.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of humble: more humble
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does humbler come from?
From humble + -er (agent noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).