niger
/ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/noun
niger is spelled N-I-G-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Niger, the name). As a noun, niger means “An Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible oil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in niger?
| Letters | 5: N-I-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 niger?
Niger appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Niger, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce niger?
- /ˈnaɪd͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Niger 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).
What rhymes with niger?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as niger.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reign.
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 niger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Ethiopian herb (Guizotia abyssinica), grown for its seed and edible oil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does niger come from?
From the name of the Niger River, from Latin Nigris. See further etymology at Niger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).