peddler
pedd·ler/ˈpɛdlɚ/noun
peddler is spelled P-E-D-D-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pedd·ler). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, peddler means “An itinerant seller of small goods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of peddler is peddlers.
How many letters and syllables are in peddler?
| Letters | 7: P-E-D-D-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pedd·ler |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 peddler?
Peddler appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 peddler?
- UK /ˈpɛdlə/
- US /ˈpɛdlɚ/
Peddler has 2 syllables, split pedd·ler in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-peddler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with peddler?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as peddler from its last stressed vowel (/ɛdləɹ/):
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 peddler
- peddlers plural
- pedlar UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does peddler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An itinerant seller of small goods.
- 2
A drug dealer.
- 3
A fake-news disseminator; A conspiracy-theory propagator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Peddler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colporteur, marchand ambulant |
| German | Hausierer, Krämer, Höker , Schwätzer, Fabulant, Waschweib |
| Portuguese | camelô, ambulante, vendedor ambulante, mascate, vendilhão, prestamista |
| Spanish | buhonero, vendedor ambulante, mantero, topmantero, pregonero |
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 peddler come from?
From Middle English pedlere, pedlare, pedeler, alteration of Middle English peddere (“hawker, peddler”), of uncertain origin. Compare Medieval Latin pedārius, from Latin pedāre (“to furnish with feet; prop up”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).