mariner
/ˈmæɹɪnɚ/noun
mariner is spelled M-A-R-I-N-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mariner means “Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mariner is mariners.
How many letters and syllables are in mariner?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-I-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 mariner?
Mariner appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 mariner?
- UK /ˈmæɹɪnə/
- US /ˈmæɹɪnɚ/
- US /ˈmɛɹɪnɚ/
Mariner has 3 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-mariner2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mariner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mariner?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mariner from its last stressed vowel (/æɹɪnəɹ/):
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 mariner
- mariners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mariner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of sailor, particularly one on a maritime vessel.
noun
- 1
A player on the team the Seattle Mariners.
Jones became a Mariner as the result of a pre-season trade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mariner come from?
From Middle English mariner, maryner, from Anglo-Norman mariner, marinier, from Old French marinier, maronnier, from marin and Medieval Latin marinellus and marinarius (“sailor”), from marīnus (“marine”), from mare (“sea”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”). Eclipsed Middle English marinel, marynell (“mariner, sailor”) from Old French marinel from the same sources. Equivalent to marine + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).