storekeeper
noun
storekeeper is spelled S-T-O-R-E-K-E-E-P-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, storekeeper means “One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of storekeeper is storekeepers.
How many letters and syllables are in storekeeper?
| Letters | 11: S-T-O-R-E-K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 storekeeper?
Storekeeper appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 storekeeper?
- US
Storekeeper 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-storekeeper.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of storekeeper
- storekeepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does storekeeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who runs a shop, either the owner or manager.
- 2
One who is in charge of stores or goods of any kind.
a naval storekeeper
- 3
UScolloquialdatedAny unsaleable item.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Storekeeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who runs a shop:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | commerçant |
| German | Ladenbesitzer, Krämer |
| Spanish | tendero, tiendero |
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 storekeeper come from?
From store + keeper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).