opener
/ˈoʊ.pən.ɚ/noun, adjective
opener is spelled O-P-E-N-E-R: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, opener means “A person who opens something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of opener is openers.
How many letters and syllables are in opener?
| Letters | 6: O-P-E-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.6 times per million words; the 8,542nd 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 opener?
Opener appears 7.6 times per million words in written English, the 8,542nd 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 opener?
- UK /ˈəʊ.pən.ə/
- US /ˈoʊ.pən.ɚ/
- Australia /ˈəʉ.pən.ə/
Opener 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: En-au-opener.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with opener?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as opener (/oʊpənəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reopen, perone.
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 opener
- openers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does opener mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who opens something.
- 2
A device that opens something; specifically a tin-opener/can-opener, or a bottle opener.
- 3
An establishment that opens.
The late-night openers in the mall include two restaurants and a clothing store.
- 4
The player who starts the betting.
- 5
Cards of sufficient value to enable a player to open the betting.
- 6
A person employed to separate sheets of hot metal that become stuck together.
- 7
The first act in a variety show or concert.
- 8
A batsman or bowler who normally plays in the first two positions of an innings.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of open: more open
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Opener in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 opener come from?
From Middle English oppinnare, opynnare, from Old English openere, equivalent to open + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).