leaguer
noun, verb
leaguer is spelled L-E-A-G-U-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, leaguer means “A siege” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of leaguer is leaguers.
How many letters and syllables are in leaguer?
| Letters | 7: L-E-A-G-U-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 leaguer?
Leaguer appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 leaguer?
Leaguer 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).
Forms of leaguer
- leaguers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- leaguering participle, present
- leaguered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does leaguer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A siege.
We must break the leaguer of the city.
- 2
The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general.
- 3
A person in a league.
I'm not a major-leaguer; I just play baseball.
- 4
A measure of liquid.
verb
- 1
To set up camp.
- 2
obsoleteTo beleaguer; to besiege.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does leaguer come from?
From Dutch leger (“army”), itself derived from Proto-Germanic *legrą. Doublet of lair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).