reminder
/ɹɪˈmaɪndəɹ/noun
reminder is spelled R-E-M-I-N-D-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, reminder means “Someone or something that reminds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of reminder is reminders.
How many letters and syllables are in reminder?
| Letters | 8: R-E-M-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th 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 reminder?
Reminder appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th 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 reminder?
- UK /ɹɪˈmaɪndə(ɹ)/
- US /ɹɪˈmaɪndəɹ/
- US [ɹɪˈmaɪn.dɚ]
Reminder 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)-Vealhurl-reminder.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-reminder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with reminder?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as reminder from its last stressed vowel (/aɪndəɹ/):
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 reminder
- reminders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does reminder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that reminds.
He left a note as a reminder to get groceries.
- 2
Writing that reminds of open payments.
She ignored first the reminder of 80 cents. At the end, she was sentenced to pay 200 euros!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Reminder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rappel , relance |
| German | Gedächtnisstütze, Notiz, Gedächtnishilfe, Merkhilfe , Mahnung, Mahnungbrief |
| Portuguese | lembrete |
| Spanish | aviso, recordatorio |
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 reminder come from?
From remind + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).