settler
sett·ler/ˈsɛt.lɚ/noun
settler is spelled S-E-T-T-L-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (sett·ler). It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, settler means “Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of settler is settlers.
How many letters and syllables are in settler?
| Letters | 7: S-E-T-T-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sett·ler |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 settler?
Settler appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 settler?
- US /ˈsɛt.lɚ/
- US /ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/
- UK /ˈsɛt.lə/
Settler has 2 syllables, split sett·ler in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-settler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with settler
Sounds like: settlor (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with settler?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as settler from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: letters, trestle.
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 settler
- settlers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does settler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who settles in a new location; especially one who takes up residence in a previously uninhabited place.
the first settlers of New England
- 2
Someone who decides or settles something, such as a dispute.
- 3
colloquialThat which settles or finishes, such as a blow that decides a contest.
- 4
UKThe person in a betting shop who calculates the winnings.
- 5
A drink which settles the stomach, especially a bitter drink, often a nightcap.
- 6
A vessel, such as a tub, in which something, such as pulverized ore suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Settler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who settles in a new location:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | colon |
| German | Siedler, Siedlerin, Ansiedler, Ansiedlerin, Kolonist, Kolonistin |
| Portuguese | colono, colona |
| Spanish | colono, colona, colonizador, colonizadora |
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 settler come from?
From settle + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).