nearer
/ˈnɪɹɚ/adjective, preposition
nearer is spelled N-E-A-R-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, nearer means “Less distant; comparative form of near: more near” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in nearer?
| Letters | 6: N-E-A-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th 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 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 nearer?
Nearer appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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 nearer?
- UK /ˈnɪəɹə/
- US /ˈnɪɹɚ/
- US /ˈnɪəɹə(ɹ)/
Nearer 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-nearer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with nearer?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as nearer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: earner.
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).
What does nearer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.
There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away.
preposition
- 1
Closer to.
I'd like to live nearer the office.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).