launcher
/ˈlɑnt͡ʃ.ɚ/noun
launcher is spelled L-A-U-N-C-H-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, launcher means “One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of launcher is launchers.
How many letters and syllables are in launcher?
| Letters | 8: L-A-U-N-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 launcher?
Launcher appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 launcher?
- UK /ˈlɔːntʃ.ə/
- US /ˈlɑnt͡ʃ.ɚ/
- US /ˈlɔnt͡ʃ.ɚ/
Launcher 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)-Flame,_not_lame-launcher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with launcher?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as launcher (/ɑntʃəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: relaunch.
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 launcher
- launchers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does launcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.
The catapult made a good launcher for the small projectile.
- 2
An application that launches another or others, often holding icons or menus for frequently used programs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Launcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Abschussgerät |
| Portuguese | lançador , iniciador, inicializador |
| French | lanceur |
| Spanish | iniciador |
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 launcher come from?
From launch + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).