teller
tell·er/ˈtɛləɹ/noun
teller is spelled T-E-L-L-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (tell·er). It appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, teller means “A person who tells stories” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of teller is tellers.
How many letters and syllables are in teller?
| Letters | 6: T-E-L-L-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: tell·er |
| In writing | 3.1 times per million words; the 15,146th 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 teller?
Teller appears 3.1 times per million words in written English, the 15,146th 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 teller?
- UK /ˈtɛlə/
- US /ˈtɛləɹ/
Teller has 2 syllables, split tell·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-teller.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with teller?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as teller from its last stressed vowel (/ɛləɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: retell.
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 teller
- tellers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does teller mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who tells stories.
- 2
USA bank clerk who receives and pays out money.
- 3
A cashier at any place of business.
- 4
Synonym of automated teller machine.
- 5
A person who counts the votes in an election.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Teller in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diseur, diseuse, conteur, conteuse, raconteur, raconteuse |
| German | Erzähler, Erzählerin , Bankangestellter, Bankangestellte , Wahlhelfer, Wahlhelferin |
| Portuguese | contador de histórias/estórias, narrador , caixa , escrutinador |
| Spanish | cajero, cajera |
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 teller come from?
From Middle English tellere (“one who counts or enumerates; one who recounts or relates; teller”), equivalent to tell (verb) + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).