scrutineer
/ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/noun, verb
scrutineer is spelled S-C-R-U-T-I-N-E-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, scrutineer means “A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of scrutineer is scrutineers.
How many letters and syllables are in scrutineer?
| Letters | 10: S-C-R-U-T-I-N-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is scrutineer?
Scrutineer appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 scrutineer?
- UK /ˈskɹuː.tɪn.ɪə(ɹ)/
Scrutineer has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-scrutineer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of scrutineer
- scrutineers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- scrutineering participle, present
- scrutineered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does scrutineer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who scrutinises; a person responsible for scrutineering.
- 2
CanadaA poll-watcher.
- 3
CanadaA person who observes any process which requires rigorous oversight.
verb
- 1
To scrutinise; to thoroughly check that an election is being run fairly, or that a vehicle meets the rules of a competition, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does scrutineer come from?
From scrutiny + -eer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).