piercer
noun
piercer is spelled P-I-E-R-C-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, piercer means “An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of piercer is piercers.
How many letters and syllables are in piercer?
| Letters | 7: P-I-E-R-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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; 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 piercer?
Piercer appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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).
What rhymes with piercer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as piercer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reprice.
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 piercer
- piercers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does piercer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument that pierces or perforates, such as a stiletto.
- 2
A person who pierces, especially one who carries out body piercing.
- 3
The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.
- 4
Any insect provided with an ovipositor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does piercer come from?
From pierce + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).