taster
/teɪstɚ/noun
taster is spelled T-A-S-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taster means “An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taster is tasters.
How many letters and syllables are in taster?
| Letters | 6: T-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th 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 taster?
Taster appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th 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 taster?
- /teɪstɚ/
Taster 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-taster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with taster?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as taster.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: taters, stater.
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 taster
- tasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An object in which, or by which, food or drink is tasted, such as a small cup or spoon.
A flight of tasters was served to the people who would vote on the next soda flavor to be released.
- 2
Someone who tastes something; especially, either (1) to check its quality (in food science, winemaking, etc.) or (2) as a security measure to prevent assassination of a protectee.
Big companies such as P&G or Kraft Heinz employ or contract with professional tasters who help with product development.
- 3
A kind of zooid situated on the polyp-stem of certain Siphonophorae, resembling the feeding zooids, but destitute of mouths.
- 4
A sample of something bigger or grander intended for future use.
The Kraft Heinz exhibit at the trade fair was a taster of new snack products set to hit the market soon.
- 5
A person who is, by genetic makeup, able to taste phenylthiocarbamide.
- 6
A unit of volume equivalent to a Roman cyathus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Person who tastes wine etc:
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 taster come from?
From Middle English taster; equivalent to taste + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).