learner
learn·er/ˈlɜɹnəɹ/noun
learner is spelled L-E-A-R-N-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (learn·er). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, learner means “One who is learning; one receiving instruction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of learner is learners.
How many letters and syllables are in learner?
| Letters | 7: L-E-A-R-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: learn·er |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is learner?
Learner appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 learner?
- US /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/
- US [ˈlɝ.nɚ]
- UK /ˈlɜːnə/
Learner has 2 syllables, split learn·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-learner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with learner?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as learner from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹnəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: relearn.
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 learner
- learners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does learner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is learning; one receiving instruction.
She’s still a learner, so she’s prone to making mistakes.
- 2
datedobsoleteA scholar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Learner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one that is learning:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apprenant, apprenante |
| German | Lerner, Lernerin, Lernender, Lernende |
| Portuguese | aprendiz, aprendiza |
| Spanish | aprendiz, aprendedor, aprendiente |
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 learner come from?
From learn + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).