thickener
noun
thickener is spelled T-H-I-C-K-E-N-E-R: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thickener means “That which thickens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thickener is thickeners.
How many letters and syllables are in thickener?
| Letters | 9: T-H-I-C-K-E-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 thickener?
Thickener appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 thickener?
Thickener has 3 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).
What rhymes with thickener?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as thickener.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kitchener.
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 thickener
- thickeners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thickener mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which thickens.
- 2
Any substance added to something in order to thicken it; a thickening agent; a binder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thickener in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense thickening agent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épaississant |
| German | Verdickungsmittel, Bindemittel, Geliermittel, Gelbildner, Dickungsmittel |
| Spanish | espesador, espesante |
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 thickener come from?
From thicken + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).