racer
rac·er/ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/noun
racer is spelled R-A-C-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables (rac·er). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, racer means “A person who participates in races, especially an athlete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of racer is racers.
How many letters and syllables are in racer?
| Letters | 5: R-A-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rac·er |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 racer?
Racer appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th 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 racer?
- UK /ˈɹeɪ.sə/
- US /ˈɹeɪ.səɹ/
Racer has 2 syllables, split rac·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-racer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with racer?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as racer from its last stressed vowel (/eɪsəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: carer.
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 racer
- racers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does racer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who participates in races, especially an athlete.
- 2
A racehorse.
- 3
A racing pigeon.
- 4
A vehicle (or other device) used for, or designed specifically for, racing.
- 5
Any of several genera of colubrid snakes.
- 6
informalA video game involving racing of any kind.
- 7
A racist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Racer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coureur, coureuse , racer, vélo de course, bicyclette de course |
| German | Rennfahrer, Rennfahrerin , Rennwagen, Rennjacht, Rennrad |
| Portuguese | corrente |
| Spanish | corredor, carrerista, velocista |
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 racer come from?
From race + -er. First attested in 1648.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).