preacher
preach·er/ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/noun
preacher is spelled P-R-E-A-C-H-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables (preach·er). It appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, preacher means “Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of preacher is preachers.
How many letters and syllables are in preacher?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-A-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: preach·er |
| In writing | 4.8 times per million words; the 11,541st 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 preacher?
Preacher appears 4.8 times per million words in written English, the 11,541st 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 preacher?
- UK /ˈpɹiːt͡ʃəː/
- UK [ˈpʰɹʷɪi̯t͡ʃə]
- US /ˈpɹit͡ʃɚ/
Preacher has 2 syllables, split preach·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-preacher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with preacher?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as preacher from its last stressed vowel (/itʃəɹ/):
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 preacher
- preachers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does preacher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who preaches a worldview, philosophy, or religion, especially someone who preaches the gospel and especially a clergyman or clergywoman. In a religious context, usually used only to refer to Protestant Christian clergy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Preacher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who preaches:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | prédicateur, prêcheur |
| German | Prediger |
| Portuguese | pregador |
| Spanish | predicador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does preacher come from?
From Middle English precher, prechere; partly equivalent to preach + -er, and partly continuing Middle English prechour, prechiour, from Old French preecheor (French prêcheur), from Latin praedicator (“public praiser, proclaimer”). See preach. Displaced native Old English bydel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).