rigger
/ˈɹɪɡɚ/noun
rigger is spelled R-I-G-G-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rigger means “One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rigger is riggers.
How many letters and syllables are in rigger?
| Letters | 6: R-I-G-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 64,400th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 rigger?
Rigger appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 64,400th 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 rigger?
- UK /ˈɹɪɡə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈɹɪɡɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rigger.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-rigger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with rigger
Sounds like: rigor, rigour (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with rigger?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rigger from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɡəɹ/):
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 rigger
- riggers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rigger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One whose occupation is to fit the rigging of a ship or of a counterweight system.
- 2
One whose occupation is to lift and move large and heavy objects (such as industrial machinery) with the help of cables, hoists, and other equipment.
- 3
One whose occupation is to outfit a computer model with controls for animation.
- 4
A worker on an oil rig.
- 5
One who rigs or manipulates (an election, etc).
- 6
A part of a rowing boat's equipment used to provide leverage for a rowing blade or oar around a fixed fulcrum.
- 7
A ship with a certain type of rigging.
- 8
A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery.
- 9
Ellipsis of outrigger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rigger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Takler, Monteur , Manipulierer, Wahlfälscher, Kurstreiber , Ausleger |
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 rigger come from?
From rig + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).