schoolteacher
noun
schoolteacher is spelled S-C-H-O-O-L-T-E-A-C-H-E-R: 13 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, schoolteacher means “A teacher working in a school” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of schoolteacher is schoolteachers.
How many letters and syllables are in schoolteacher?
| Letters | 13: S-C-H-O-O-L-T-E-A-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th 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 schoolteacher?
Schoolteacher appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 schoolteacher?
Schoolteacher 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).
Words people confuse with schoolteacher
Also written: school teacher (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of schoolteacher
- schoolteachers plural
- school teacher
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does schoolteacher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A teacher working in a school.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does schoolteacher come from?
From school + teacher.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).