sampler
/ˈsæmplɚ/noun
sampler is spelled S-A-M-P-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sampler means “A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sampler is samplers.
How many letters and syllables are in sampler?
| Letters | 7: S-A-M-P-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 25,367th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sampler?
Sampler appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 25,367th 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 sampler?
- US /ˈsæmplɚ/
As a noun (“Someone whose job is to take samples”): /ˈsæmplɚ/, /ˈsæmpəlɚ/.
Sampler 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-sampler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sampler
- samplers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sampler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
- 2
Someone whose job is to take samples.
- 3
A device that takes samples.
- 4
An electronic musical instrument that records and plays back samples of recordings.
- 5
A representative selection of a larger group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sampler come from?
From Old French essamplaire, from Latin exemplāris. Doublet of exemplar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).