thatcher
/ˈθæt͡ʃ.ɚ/noun
thatcher is spelled T-H-A-T-C-H-E-R: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thatcher means “A person who installs thatch as a roofing material” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thatcher is thatchers.
How many letters and syllables are in thatcher?
| Letters | 8: T-H-A-T-C-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 thatcher?
Thatcher appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th 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 thatcher?
- UK /ˈθæt͡ʃ.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈθæt͡ʃ.ɚ/
Thatcher 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-thatcher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thatcher?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thatcher from its last stressed vowel (/ætʃəɹ/):
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 thatcher
- thatchers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thatcher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who installs thatch as a roofing material.
- 2
A device which removes dead grass clippings from a lawn. (Technically a dethatcher, often a lawnmower attachment.)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thatcher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who installs thatch:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chaumier |
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 thatcher come from?
From thatch + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).