responder
re·spond·er/ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/noun
responder is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables (re·spond·er). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, responder means “One who responds” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of responder is responders.
How many letters and syllables are in responder?
| Letters | 9: R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·spond·er |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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; 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 responder?
Responder appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 responder?
- UK /ɹɪˈspɒndə/
- UK /ɹəˈspɒndə/
- US /ɹɪˈspɑndɚ/
Responder has 3 syllables, split re·spond·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-responder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with responder?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as responder from its last stressed vowel (/ɑndəɹ/):
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 responder
- responders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does responder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who responds.
- 2
A person who responds to an emergency situation or other summons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does responder come from?
From respond + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).