mower
/ˈmoʊ.ɚ/noun
mower is spelled M-O-W-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mower means “A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mower is mowers.
How many letters and syllables are in mower?
| Letters | 5: M-O-W-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th 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 mower?
Mower appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 mower?
- UK /ˈməʊ.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈmoʊ.ɚ/
Mower 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). Recordings: En-us-mower.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mower?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mower from its last stressed vowel (/oʊəɹ/):
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 mower
- mowers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mower mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lawnmower, a machine used to cut grass on lawns.
- 2
A farm machine used in hay production (sickle mower, finger-bar mower).
- 3
A person who cuts grass.
- 4
One who mows (makes grimaces).
moppers and mowers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mower in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Mähmaschine , Mäher |
| French | faucheuse |
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 mower come from?
From Middle English mowere, equivalent to mow + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).