luthier
/ˈluː.ti.ɚ/noun
luthier is spelled L-U-T-H-I-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, luthier means “A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of luthier is luthiers.
How many letters and syllables are in luthier?
| Letters | 7: L-U-T-H-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 luthier?
Luthier appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 luthier?
- UK /ˈluː.ti.ə/
- UK /ˈljuː.ti.ə/
- US /ˈluː.ti.ɚ/
Luthier has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-luthier.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of luthier
- luthiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does luthier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instruments, such as lutes, violins, and guitars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Luthier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical inst:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | luthier, luthière |
| German | Lautenbauer, Lautenbauerin, Geigenbauer, Geigenbauerin, Gitarrenbauer, Gitarrenbauerin |
| Portuguese | lutiê |
| Spanish | lutier |
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 luthier come from?
Borrowed from French luthier, from luth (“lute”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).