labourer
/ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/noun
labourer is spelled L-A-B-O-U-R-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, labourer means “UK standard spelling of laborer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of labourer is labourers.
How many letters and syllables are in labourer?
| Letters | 8: L-A-B-O-U-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is labourer?
Labourer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th 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 labourer?
- UK /ˈleɪ.bə.ɹə/
Labourer has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of labourer
- labourers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does labourer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UK standard spelling of laborer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does labourer come from?
From labour + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).