roofer
/ˈɹufɚ/noun
roofer is spelled R-O-O-F-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roofer means “A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roofer is roofers.
How many letters and syllables are in roofer?
| Letters | 6: R-O-O-F-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 roofer?
Roofer appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 roofer?
- US /ˈɹufɚ/
- US /ˈɹʊfɚ/
- UK /ˈɹuːfə(ɹ)/
Roofer has 2 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-roofer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with roofer?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as roofer from its last stressed vowel (/ufəɹ/):
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 roofer
- roofers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roofer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A craftsman who lays, or repairs roofs.
- 2
A daredevil who performs stunts on tops of skyscrapers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roofer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense craftsman who lays or repairs roofs:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | couvreur |
| German | Dachdecker, Dachdeckerin |
| Portuguese | telhador |
| Spanish | techador, techadora, rufero |
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 roofer come from?
From roof + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).