pincer
/ˈpɪnsəɹ/noun, verb
pincer is spelled P-I-N-C-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pincer means “Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pincer is pincers.
How many letters and syllables are in pincer?
| Letters | 6: P-I-N-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 pincer?
Pincer appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 pincer?
- /ˈpɪnsəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pincer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pincer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pincer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: prince.
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 pincer
- pincers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pincher
- pincering participle, present
- pincered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pincer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any object that resembles one half of a pair of pincers.
verb
- 1
To surround with a pincer attack.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pincer come from?
From Middle English pynsor, from Old French pinceure, pinchure, from pincier (“to pinch”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).