laugher
/ˈlæfɚ/noun
laugher is spelled L-A-U-G-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, laugher means “One who laughs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of laugher is laughers.
How many letters and syllables are in laugher?
| Letters | 7: L-A-U-G-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 laugher?
Laugher appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 laugher?
- UK /ˈlɑːfə/
- US /ˈlæfɚ/
Laugher 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-laugher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with laugher?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as laugher from its last stressed vowel (/æfəɹ/):
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 laugher
- laughers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does laugher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who laughs.
- 2
A game in which an opponent is defeated by a sizable margin; a blowout.
- 3
A variety of the domestic pigeon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does laugher come from?
From Middle English lawȝar, lawher(e); equivalent to laugh + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).