stayer
stay·er/ˈsteɪ.ɚ/noun
stayer is spelled S-T-A-Y-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (stay·er). It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stayer means “One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stayer is stayers.
How many letters and syllables are in stayer?
| Letters | 6: S-T-A-Y-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: stay·er |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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; 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 stayer?
Stayer appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 stayer?
- US /ˈsteɪ.ɚ/
- UK /ˈsteɪ.ə/
Stayer has 2 syllables, split stay·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with stayer?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stayer from its last stressed vowel (/eɪəɹ/):
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 stayer
- stayers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stayer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or that which, upholds or supports; a prop.
- 2
One who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains.
- 3
informalAn athlete, horse, etc. with staying power.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stayer come from?
From stay + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).