retriever
/ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/noun
retriever is spelled R-E-T-R-I-E-V-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retriever means “One who retrieves something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retriever is retrievers.
How many letters and syllables are in retriever?
| Letters | 9: R-E-T-R-I-E-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 retriever?
Retriever appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 retriever?
- US /ɹiˈtɹivəɹ/
- US /ɹɪ-/
- US /ɹə-/
Retriever 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-retriever.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-retriever.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with retriever?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as retriever from its last stressed vowel (/ivəɹ/):
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 retriever
- retrievers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retriever mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who retrieves something.
- 2
Any of several breeds of gun dog that retrieve game for a hunter; an individual of such a breed.
- 3
A tool for retrieving materials from the body after an operation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retriever in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a type of dog:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retriever |
| German | Retriever, Apportierhund |
| Spanish | retriever |
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 retriever come from?
From retrieve + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).