scraper
/ˈskɹeɪpɚ/noun
scraper is spelled S-C-R-A-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scraper means “An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scraper is scrapers.
How many letters and syllables are in scraper?
| Letters | 7: S-C-R-A-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 scraper?
Scraper appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 scraper?
- US /ˈskɹeɪpɚ/
- UK /ˈskɹeɪpə/
Scraper 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-scraper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with scraper?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as scraper from its last stressed vowel (/eɪpəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: scarper.
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 scraper
- scrapers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scraper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
- 2
An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.
- 3
An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
- 4
In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
- 5
A hoe.
- 6
A tool used by engravers.
- 7
A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.
- 8
Clipping of bellyscraper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Scraper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an instrument by which anything is scraped:
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 scraper come from?
From scrape + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).