smeller
noun
smeller is spelled S-M-E-L-L-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, smeller means “Someone or something that smells, that detects scent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of smeller is smellers.
How many letters and syllables are in smeller?
| Letters | 7: S-M-E-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is smeller?
Smeller appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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).
Forms of smeller
- smellers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smeller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone or something that smells, that detects scent.
December 12 2009, The Age - My space Steve Flamsteed I'm much more of a smeller than a taster and I think that comes from being a chef.
- 2
informalSomeone or something that gives off a smell.
- 3
slangThe nose.
- 4
slangAn accident; cropper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does smeller come from?
From smell + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).