quieter
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/noun, adjective
quieter is spelled Q-U-I-E-T-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quieter means “One who quiets” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quieter is quieters.
How many letters and syllables are in quieter?
| Letters | 7: Q-U-I-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 quieter?
Quieter appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 quieter?
- UK /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/
- UK /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tə/
- US /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/
Quieter has 3 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)-Flame,_not_lame-quieter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with quieter?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as quieter (/aɪɪtəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: requite.
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 quieter
- quieters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quieter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who quiets.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of quiet: more quiet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quieter come from?
From quiet + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).