shomer
noun, adjective
shomer is spelled S-H-O-M-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shomer means “A male who watches over the body of a deceased person in the ritual of shemira” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shomer is shomrim.
How many letters and syllables are in shomer?
| Letters | 6: S-H-O-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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; 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 shomer?
Shomer appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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).
What rhymes with shomer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shomer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mosher.
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 shomer
- shomrim plural
- more shomer comparative
- most shomer superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shomer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male who watches over the body of a deceased person in the ritual of shemira.
adjective
- 1
observant, often with regards to a specific set of Jewish laws.
He's shomer shabbos, so he won't cook on Saturdays.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shomer come from?
From Hebrew שומר (shomer, “keeper”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).