portiere
/poɹˈtjɛɹ/noun
portiere is spelled P-O-R-T-I-E-R-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, portiere means “Alternative spelling of portière” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of portiere is portieres or portières.
How many letters and syllables are in portiere?
| Letters | 8: P-O-R-T-I-E-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 portiere?
Portiere appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 portiere?
- US /poɹˈtjɛɹ/
- US /poɹ.tiˈɛɹ/
- UK /ˌpɔːtɪˈɛə/
Portiere has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with portiere?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as portiere from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹ/):
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 portiere
- portieres plural
- portières plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does portiere mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of portière.
noun
- 1
A car door.
- 2
A hanging, such as a heavy curtain, placed over a door or doorway; a door curtain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does portiere come from?
From French portière, derived from porte (“door”) + -ière.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).