springer
noun
springer is spelled S-P-R-I-N-G-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, springer means “A person that springs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of springer is springers.
How many letters and syllables are in springer?
| Letters | 8: S-P-R-I-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 springer?
Springer appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 springer?
Springer 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-springer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of springer
- springers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does springer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person that springs.
- 2
Anything that springs.
- 3
A spring salmon.
- 4
A stone at the base of an arch (from which the arch springs).
- 5
A springing cow.
- 6
A springer spaniel.
- 7
A springbok.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Springer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense stone at the base of an arch:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sommier |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does springer come from?
From spring + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).