screamer
scream·er/ˈskɹimɚ/noun
screamer is spelled S-C-R-E-A-M-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables (scream·er). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, screamer means “One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of screamer is screamers.
How many letters and syllables are in screamer?
| Letters | 8: S-C-R-E-A-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: scream·er |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th 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; 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 screamer?
Screamer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 screamer?
- US /ˈskɹimɚ/
- UK /ˈskɹiːmə/
Screamer has 2 syllables, split scream·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-screamer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with screamer?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as screamer from its last stressed vowel (/iməɹ/):
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 screamer
- screamers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does screamer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who screams; one who shouts; one who sings harshly.
- 2
Any bird in the taxonomic family Anhimidae, endemic to South America, being large, bulky birds with a small downy head, long legs and large feet.
- 3
USobsoleteA healthy, vigorous animal.
- 4
A healthy, vigorous person.
- 5
Something exceptionally good.
- 6
A difficult catch.
- 7
A very hard hit.
- 8
A particularly high mark (clean catch of a kicked ball).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Screamer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | braillard, braillarde, brailleur, brailleuse , anhimidés |
| German | Schreier, Schreierin, Schreihals , Wehrvogel |
| Portuguese | gritador, gritadora , anhimídeo |
| Spanish | chillón, chillona, gritón, gritona , aruco, chavarrí |
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 screamer come from?
From scream + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).