sprinter
/ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/noun
sprinter is spelled S-P-R-I-N-T-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sprinter means “A person who runs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sprinter is sprinters.
How many letters and syllables are in sprinter?
| Letters | 8: S-P-R-I-N-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,651st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 sprinter?
Sprinter appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,651st 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 sprinter?
- UK /ˈspɹɪn.tə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/
Sprinter 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-sprinter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sprinter?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sprinter from its last stressed vowel (/ɪntəɹ/):
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 sprinter
- sprinters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sprinter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who runs.
- 2
A competitive cyclist who can finish a race by accelerating rapidly.
- 3
A sprint car.
- 4
The transition period between winter and spring: late winter.
noun
- 1
UKA British diesel multiple unit of class 150, 153, 155, 156, 158 or 159.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sprinter in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who sprints:
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 sprinter come from?
From sprint + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).