spurrier
/ˈspɝɹiɚ/noun
spurrier is spelled S-P-U-R-R-I-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spurrier means “A maker of spurs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spurrier is spurriers.
How many letters and syllables are in spurrier?
| Letters | 8: S-P-U-R-R-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th 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 spurrier?
Spurrier appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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 spurrier?
- UK /ˈspʌɹiə(ɹ)/
- UK /ˈspɜːɹiə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈspɝɹiɚ/
Spurrier has 3 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).
Forms of spurrier
- spurriers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spurrier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedA maker of spurs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spurrier come from?
From Middle English sporiere; equivalent to spur + -ier.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).