smoulder
/ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/verb, noun
smoulder is spelled S-M-O-U-L-D-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, smoulder means “Alternative form of smolder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in smoulder?
| Letters | 8: S-M-O-U-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 smoulder?
Smoulder appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 smoulder?
- /ˈsməʊldə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-smoulder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of smoulder
- smoulders present, singular, he/she/it
- smouldering participle, present
- smouldered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does smoulder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKAlternative form of smolder.
- 2
To smother; to suffocate; to choke.
noun
- 1
obsoletesmoke; smother
- 2
Alternative form of smolder.
- 3
A disease of narcissus and related flowers caused by the fungus Botrytis narcissicola, and characterized by dark brown lesions on the leaves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).