settlor
/ˈsɛt.lɚ/noun
settlor is spelled S-E-T-T-L-O-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, settlor means “A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of settlor is settlors.
How many letters and syllables are in settlor?
| Letters | 7: S-E-T-T-L-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th 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 settlor?
Settlor appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 settlor?
- US /ˈsɛt.lɚ/
- US /ˈsɛt.l̩.ɚ/
- UK /ˈsɛt.lə/
Settlor has 2 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)-Vealhurl-settler.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with settlor
Sounds like: settler (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with settlor?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as settlor from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: slotter.
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 settlor
- settlors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does settlor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does settlor come from?
From settle + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).