spencer
/ˈspɛnsə/noun
spencer is spelled S-P-E-N-C-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spencer means “A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spencer is spencers.
How many letters and syllables are in spencer?
| Letters | 7: S-P-E-N-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,347th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is spencer?
Spencer appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,347th 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 spencer?
- UK /ˈspɛnsə/
Spencer 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-spencer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spencer
- spencers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spencer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short double-breasted men's overcoat worn in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- 2
A short, close-fitting jacket primarily worn by women and children in the early 19th century.
- 3
A (usually woollen) vest worn by women and girls for extra warmth.
- 4
A large loose-fitted gaffsail on a square-rigger or barque, used from the nineteenth century onwards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spencer come from?
From the family name Spencer. The jacket is probably named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).