placer
/ˈpleɪsə(ɹ)/noun, adjective
placer is spelled P-L-A-C-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, placer means “One who places or arranges something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of placer is placers.
How many letters and syllables are in placer?
| Letters | 6: P-L-A-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 placer?
Placer appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 placer?
- /ˈpleɪsə(ɹ)/
As an adjective (“alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a…”): /ˈplæsə(ɹ)/, /ˈpleɪsə(ɹ)/.
Placer 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). Recordings: En-au-placer.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-placer_(a).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-placer_(ei).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with placer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as placer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: parcel, carpel.
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 placer
- placers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does placer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who places or arranges something.
- 2
slangOne who deals in stolen goods; a fence.
- 3
A horse, etc. that finishes in a particular place in a race.
a third-placer
- 4
AustraliaA lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.
- 5
A place where the superficial detritus is washed for gold, etc.
- 6
Any place holding treasures.
adjective
- 1
alluvial; occurring in a deposit of sand or earth on a river-bed or bank, particularly with reference to precious metals such as gold or silver
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does placer come from?
From place + -er (agent noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).