soother
/ˈsuðɚ/noun, verb
soother is spelled S-O-O-T-H-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, soother means “One who, or that which, soothes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of soother is soothers.
How many letters and syllables are in soother?
| Letters | 7: S-O-O-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 soother?
Soother appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 soother?
- US /ˈsuðɚ/
- [ˈsuːdɚ]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-soother.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with soother?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as soother (/uðəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shooter, reshoot.
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 soother
- soothers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- soothering participle, present
- soothered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does soother mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, soothes.
- 2
CanadaIrelandA pacifier; a plastic device that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.
verb
- 1
To soothe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does soother come from?
From soothe + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).