sightseer
/ˈsʌɪtˌsiːə/noun
sightseer is spelled S-I-G-H-T-S-E-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sightseer means “One who goes sightseeing; one who goes around to look at sights or see things of interest; a tourist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sightseer is sightseers.
How many letters and syllables are in sightseer?
| Letters | 9: S-I-G-H-T-S-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sightseer?
Sightseer appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 sightseer?
- /ˈsʌɪtˌsiːə/
Sightseer 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: En-us-sightseer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sightseer
- sightseers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sightseer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who goes sightseeing; one who goes around to look at sights or see things of interest; a tourist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sightseer come from?
From sight + seer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).