steeplechaser
noun
steeplechaser is spelled S-T-E-E-P-L-E-C-H-A-S-E-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steeplechaser means “A horse or human athlete who participates in steeplechase racing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steeplechaser is steeplechasers.
How many letters and syllables are in steeplechaser?
| Letters | 13: S-T-E-E-P-L-E-C-H-A-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is steeplechaser?
Steeplechaser appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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).
Forms of steeplechaser
- steeplechasers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does steeplechaser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A horse or human athlete who participates in steeplechase racing
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Steeplechaser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense human athlete:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Hindernisläufer, Hindernisläuferin |
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 steeplechaser come from?
From steeplechase + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).