souther
/ˈsaʊðə/noun, verb, adjective
souther is spelled S-O-U-T-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, souther means “A strong wind blowing from the south” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of souther is southers.
How many letters and syllables are in souther?
| Letters | 7: S-O-U-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 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 souther?
Souther appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 souther?
- /ˈsaʊðə/
Souther 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-souther.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with souther?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as souther.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shouter.
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 souther
- southers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- southering participle, present
- southered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does souther mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A strong wind blowing from the south.
verb
- 1
To move toward the south.
- 2
ScotlandTo fix; remedy; put to rights.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of south: more south; southern
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does souther come from?
From south + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).