ostler
/ˈɑːslɚ/noun
ostler is spelled O-S-T-L-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ostler means “A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ostler is ostlers.
How many letters and syllables are in ostler?
| Letters | 6: O-S-T-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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; 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 ostler?
Ostler appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 ostler?
- UK /ˈɒslə/
- US /ˈɑːslɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ostler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ostler?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ostler from its last stressed vowel (/ɑsləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sterol.
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 ostler
- ostlers plural
- hostler
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ostler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable to look after horses; a groom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ostler come from?
Phonetic spelling of hostler, from late 14th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).