severer
/ˈsɛvəɹə(ɹ)/noun, adjective
severer is spelled S-E-V-E-R-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, severer means “One who severs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of severer is severers.
How many letters and syllables are in severer?
| Letters | 7: S-E-V-E-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 severer?
Severer appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd 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 severer?
- /ˈsɛvəɹə(ɹ)/
As an adjective: /sɪˈvɪəɹə(ɹ)/.
Severer has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-severer2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-severer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with severer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as severer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reserve, reverse.
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 severer
- severers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does severer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who severs.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of severe: more severe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does severer come from?
From sever + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).