keener
noun, adjective
keener is spelled K-E-E-N-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, keener means “One who keens at a funeral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of keener is keeners.
How many letters and syllables are in keener?
| Letters | 6: K-E-E-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 keener?
Keener appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 keener?
Keener 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-keener.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of keener
- keeners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does keener mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who keens at a funeral.
- 2
CanadainformalSomeone who is excessively keen or eager, possibly making others look bad; a brown-noser.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of keen: more keen
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does keener come from?
From keen (“lament”, verb) + -er (“one who does”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).