meddler
/ˈmɛdlɚ/noun
meddler is spelled M-E-D-D-L-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, meddler means “One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of meddler is meddlers.
How many letters and syllables are in meddler?
| Letters | 7: M-E-D-D-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
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 meddler?
Meddler appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 meddler?
- UK /ˈmɛdlə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈmɛdlɚ/
- US /ˈmɛdl̩ɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-meddler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with meddler
Sounds like: medlar (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with meddler?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as meddler from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdləɹ/):
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 meddler
- meddlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does meddler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who meddles or interferes in something not of their concern.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Meddler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who meddles or interferes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fouineur, fouineuse |
| Spanish | metiche, entremetido, entrometido, intrusete |
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 meddler come from?
From Middle English medlere, medelere, equivalent to meddle + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).