tearjerker
noun
tearjerker is spelled T-E-A-R-J-E-R-K-E-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tearjerker means “An emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tearjerker is tearjerkers.
How many letters and syllables are in tearjerker?
| Letters | 10: T-E-A-R-J-E-R-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 tearjerker?
Tearjerker appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 tearjerker?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-tearjerker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tearjerker
- tearjerkers plural
- tear-jerker
- tear jerker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tearjerker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalAn emotionally charged film, novel, song, opera, television episode, etc., usually with one or more sad passages or ending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tearjerker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense emotionally charged dramatic work:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tire-larmes |
| German | Schnulze |
| Spanish | lacrimoso, lacrimógeno, dramón |
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 tearjerker come from?
From tear + jerker, so termed because it suggests one is likely to cry during its performance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).