prowler
/ˈpɹaʊlɚ/noun
prowler is spelled P-R-O-W-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prowler means “One who roves about for prey; one who prowls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prowler is prowlers.
How many letters and syllables are in prowler?
| Letters | 7: P-R-O-W-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th 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 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 prowler?
Prowler appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 prowler?
- US /ˈpɹaʊlɚ/
- UK /ˈpɹaʊlə/
Prowler 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-prowler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with prowler?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as prowler from its last stressed vowel (/aʊləɹ/):
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 prowler
- prowlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prowler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who roves about for prey; one who prowls.
- 2
A person who moves stealthily around a place with intention to commit a crime, especially burglary or theft.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prowler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who prowls:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Herumtreiber |
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 prowler come from?
From prowl + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).