setter
set·ter/ˈsɛt.ɚ/noun, verb
setter is spelled S-E-T-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (set·ter). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, setter means “A typesetter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of setter is setters.
How many letters and syllables are in setter?
| Letters | 6: S-E-T-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: set·ter |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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; 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 setter?
Setter appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 setter?
- UK /ˈsɛt.ə/
- Australia /ˈset.ə/
- US /ˈsɛt.ɚ/
Setter has 2 syllables, split set·ter in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-setter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with setter?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as setter from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: street, tester, retest.
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 setter
- setters plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- settering participle, present
- settered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does setter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A typesetter.
Any query to the setter is required to be addressed as such (e.g., "Setter: Please check"); otherwise it will be treated as a query to the author.
- 2
One who sets something, such as a challenge or an examination.
The exam was so hard we assumed the question setter must have been in a bad mood.
- 3
Any of several long-haired breeds of hunting dog that set when they have scented game.
She has a spaniel and a red setter.
- 4
The player who is responsible for setting, or passing, the ball to teammates for an attack.
- 5
A function used to modify the value of some property of an object, contrasted with the getter.
- 6
A game or match that lasts a certain number of sets.
- 7
One who hunts victims for sharpers.
- 8
One who adapts words to music in composition.
verb
- 1
UKTo cut the dewlap (of a cow or ox), and insert a seton, so as to cause an issue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Setter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Setzer, Setzerin , Setter, Vorstehhund, Vorstehhündin , Steller |
| French | setter , mutateur |
| Portuguese | levantador |
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 setter come from?
From Middle English settere, equivalent to set + -er. Compare West Frisian setter, Dutch zetter, German Low German Setter, German Setzer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).