qualifier
qual·i·fi·er/ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/noun
qualifier is spelled Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables (qual·i·fi·er). It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, qualifier means “One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of qualifier is qualifiers.
How many letters and syllables are in qualifier?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-A-L-I-F-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: qual·i·fi·er |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is qualifier?
Qualifier appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th 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 qualifier?
- UK /ˈkwɒl.ɪ.faɪ.ə/
- US /ˈkwɑ.lɪ.faɪ.ɚ/
- Australia /ˈkwɔl.ɪ.fɑɪ.ə/
Qualifier has 4 syllables, split qual·i·fi·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-qualifier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of qualifier
- qualifiers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does qualifier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
- 2
A preliminary stage of a competition.
- 3
A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; one that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
- 4
A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate qualifier?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of qualifier: quali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Qualifier in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Qualifikant , Qualifikationsspiel, Qualifikationsrunde , Kennzeichner, nähere Bestimmung, Beifügung |
| Spanish | cualificado, clasificado , eliminatoria , calificador, puntualización |
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 qualifier come from?
From qualify + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).