painter
/ˈpeɪntɚ/noun
painter is spelled P-A-I-N-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, painter means “An artist who paints pictures” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of painter is painters.
How many letters and syllables are in painter?
| Letters | 7: P-A-I-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th 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 painter?
Painter appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th 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 painter?
- UK /ˈpeɪntə/
- US /ˈpeɪntɚ/
Painter 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-painter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with painter?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as painter (/eɪntəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pertain, repaint.
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 painter
- painters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does painter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An artist who paints pictures.
- 2
A laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means.
- 3
obsoleteA chain or rope used to attach the shank of an anchor to the side of a ship when not in use.
- 4
A rope that is attached to the bow of a dinghy, or other small boat, and used for tying up or towing.
- 5
A mountain lion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate painter?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of painter: pntr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Painter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | artiste peintre, peintre, peintresse , peintre décorateur, peintre décoratrice, peintresse décoratrice |
| German | Maler, Malerin, Kunstmaler, Kunstmalerin, Freizeitmaler, Freizeitmalerin |
| Portuguese | pintor, pintora , proiz |
| Spanish | pintor, pintora , barnizador, barnizadora |
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 painter come from?
Inherited from Middle English peyntour, from Old French peintor, equivalent to paint + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).