taser
/ˈteɪ.zɚ/noun, verb
taser is spelled T-A-S-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taser means “A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taser is tasers.
How many letters and syllables are in taser?
| Letters | 5: T-A-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 taser?
Taser appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 taser?
- UK /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈteɪ.zɚ/
Taser 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-taser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with taser?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as taser from its last stressed vowel (/eɪzəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rates, tears, stare, aster, sater, teras, setar.
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 taser
- tasers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- tasering participle, present
- tasered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
- 2
Any electroshock stun gun.
verb
- 1
To shock a person, thing, individual, or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
- 2
To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.
As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of taser.
verb
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of taser.
noun
- 1
A gamer who records speedruns created with the help of software tools.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taser in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any stun gun:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | taser |
| German | Elektroschockpistole, Taser |
| Portuguese | taser |
| Spanish | táser, Taser, pistola táser |
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.