pincher
/ˈpɪnt͡ʃɚ/noun
pincher is spelled P-I-N-C-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pincher means “A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pincher is pinchers.
How many letters and syllables are in pincher?
| Letters | 7: P-I-N-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 pincher?
Pincher appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 pincher?
- UK /ˈpɪntʃə/
- US /ˈpɪnt͡ʃɚ/
Pincher 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).
What rhymes with pincher?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pincher (/ɪntʃəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: phrenic.
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 pincher
- pinchers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pincher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that pinches, as in squeezing; e.g. a miser or penny pincher.
- 2
A person or thing that pinches, as in stealing; e.g. a thief or kleptomaniac.
- 3
datedDated form of pincer.
- 4
Eggcorn of pincer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pincher come from?
From pinch + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).