scooter
/ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/noun, verb
scooter is spelled S-C-O-O-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scooter means “A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scooter is scooters.
How many letters and syllables are in scooter?
| Letters | 7: S-C-O-O-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 scooter?
Scooter appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 scooter?
- UK /ˈskuːtə(ɹ)/
Scooter 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: En-us-scooter.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scooter?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scooter from its last stressed vowel (/utə/, British pronunciation):
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 scooter
- scooters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scootering participle, present
- scootered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scooter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground.
- 2
An electric version of the kick scooter.
- 3
A motorscooter; a small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.
- 4
A mobility scooter; an electric-powered scooter specially designed for disabled or elderly people.
- 5
An ice scooter; a type of flat-bottomed, buoyant ice yacht used in the state of New York, equipped with runners for traveling over ice.
- 6
Synonym of diver propulsion vehicle.
- 7
Any of the large, black ducks of the genus Melanitta; the scoter.
- 8
A scooter skirt (skort), especially when worn by girls as part of a school uniform.
verb
- 1
To ride on a scooter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scooter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trottinette , trottinette électrique , scooter |
| German | Tretroller, Trittroller, Trottinett , Elektrotretroller, E-Tretroller, E-Roller |
| Portuguese | patinete, trotineta , patinete elétrico , motoneta, lambreta |
| Spanish | patineta, patín del diablo, patinete , patinete eléctrico , scooter, motoneta |
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 scooter come from?
From scoot + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).