tester
/ˈtɛstəɹ/noun
tester is spelled T-E-S-T-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tester means “A canopy over a bed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tester is testers.
How many letters and syllables are in tester?
| Letters | 6: T-E-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 tester?
Tester appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 tester?
- UK /ˈtɛstə/
- US /ˈtɛstəɹ/
Tester 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: En-au-tester.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tester?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tester from its last stressed vowel (/ɛstəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: street, setter, retest.
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 tester
- testers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tester mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A canopy over a bed.
- 2
Something that overhangs something else; especially a canopy or sounding board over a pulpit.
- 3
A person who administers a test.
- 4
A device used for testing.
- 5
AustraliaobsoleteslangA punishment of 25 lashes (strokes of a whip) across a person′s back.
- 6
A sample of perfume available in a shop for customers to try before they buy.
- 7
A miniature pot of paint for testing and comparison purposes.
- 8
A cyclist who focuses on success in time trials.
- 9
An old French silver coin.
- 10
UKdatedslangA sixpence.
- 11
Alternative form of testiere (“armor for a horse's head”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tester in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a person administering a test:
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 tester come from?
From Middle English tester, from Old French testre, from Latin testura.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).