teer
/tɪə̯/verb
teer is spelled T-E-E-R: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, teer means “To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in teer?
| Letters | 4: T-E-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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; 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 teer?
Teer appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 teer?
- UK /tɪə̯/
- UK /tɪː/
- UK /tiːɹ/
Teer has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with teer?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as teer from its last stressed vowel (/ɪə/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tree, reet, rete.
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 teer
- teers present, singular, he/she/it
- teering participle, present
- teered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To stir, as a calico-printer's sieve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does teer come from?
Borrowed from French tirer (“to draw, to pull”). Compare English tire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).