pallbearer
noun
pallbearer is spelled P-A-L-L-B-E-A-R-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pallbearer means “One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pallbearer is pallbearers.
How many letters and syllables are in pallbearer?
| Letters | 10: P-A-L-L-B-E-A-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pallbearer?
Pallbearer appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 pallbearer?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pallbearer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pallbearer
- pallbearers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pallbearer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One called upon to carry or bear the coffin or the casket at a funeral.
- 2
archaicOne who carries a corner of the pall over a coffin or casket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pallbearer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense casket bearer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sargträger |
| Spanish | portador de féretro, portador del féretro |
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 pallbearer come from?
From pall + bearer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).