sharper
/ˈʃɑɹpɚ/adjective, noun
sharper is spelled S-H-A-R-P-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sharper means “comparative form of sharp: more sharp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sharper?
| Letters | 7: S-H-A-R-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,906th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 sharper?
Sharper appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,906th 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 sharper?
- US /ˈʃɑɹpɚ/
Sharper has 2 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-sharper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sharper?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sharper from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹpəɹ/):
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 sharper
- sharpers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sharper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
comparative form of sharp: more sharp
noun
- 1
datedA swindler; a cheat; a professional gambler who makes his living by cheating.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sharper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cheat, card-sharper:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | malandro |
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 sharper come from?
From sharp + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).