slammer
/ˈslæmɚ/noun
slammer is spelled S-L-A-M-M-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slammer means “One who, or that which, slams” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slammer is slammers.
How many letters and syllables are in slammer?
| Letters | 7: S-L-A-M-M-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th 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 slammer?
Slammer appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th 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 slammer?
- US /ˈslæmɚ/
Slammer 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: En-au-slammer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with slammer?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as slammer from its last stressed vowel (/æməɹ/):
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 slammer
- slammers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slammer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, slams.
- 2
slangJail, prison.
- 3
A tequila cocktail that is slammed onto a surface to induce fizzing.
- 4
One who takes part in slam-dance.
- 5
One who competes in a poetry slam.
- 6
In the game of Pogs, the heavier piece used to strike the stack of counters.
- 7
UKslangA slam-door train.
- 8
A fraudster who carries out slamming (fraudulent changes to a customer's service).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does slammer come from?
From slam + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).