thinner
thin·ner/ˈθɪnɚ/noun, adjective
thinner is spelled T-H-I-N-N-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (thin·ner). It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thinner means “A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thinner is thinners.
How many letters and syllables are in thinner?
| Letters | 7: T-H-I-N-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: thin·ner |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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; 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 thinner?
Thinner appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 thinner?
- UK /ˈθɪnə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈθɪnɚ/
Thinner has 2 syllables, split thin·ner in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-thinner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thinner?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thinner from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnəɹ/):
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 thinner
- thinners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thinner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A liquid substance used to thin the consistency of another liquid.
Turpentine or mineral spirits can be used as a thinner for oil-based paints.
- 2
Something that thins or thins out (another thing).
Pomegranate juice and exercise are great natural blood thinners.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of thin: more thin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thinner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense liquid:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diluant |
| German | Verdünnungsmittel, Verdünner, Verdünnung |
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 thinner come from?
From thin + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).