stringer
/stɹɪŋɚ/noun
stringer is spelled S-T-R-I-N-G-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stringer means “Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stringer is stringers.
How many letters and syllables are in stringer?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-I-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,462nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 stringer?
Stringer appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,462nd 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 stringer?
- UK /stɹɪŋə/
- US /stɹɪŋɚ/
Stringer 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: En-au-stringer.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with stringer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as stringer.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: restring.
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 stringer
- stringers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stringer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who threads something; one who makes or provides strings, especially for bows.
- 2
Someone who strings someone along.
- 3
A horizontal timber that supports upright posts, or supports the hull of a vessel.
- 4
The side rail supporting the rungs of a ladder or the steps of a flight of stairs.
- 5
A small screw-hook to which piano strings are sometimes attached.
- 6
A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
- 7
A person who plays on a particular string.
- 8
Wooden strip running lengthwise down the centre of a surfboard, for strength.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate stringer?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of stringer: stgr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stringer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Saitenaufzieher, Besaiter , Führer , Pfette, Holm, Längsbalken |
| French | lisse |
| Portuguese | stringer, correspondente frila |
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 stringer come from?
From string + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).