tinkerer
/ˈtɪŋk.ɚ.ɚ/noun
tinkerer is spelled T-I-N-K-E-R-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tinkerer means “A meddler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tinkerer is tinkerers.
How many letters and syllables are in tinkerer?
| Letters | 8: T-I-N-K-E-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is tinkerer?
Tinkerer appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 tinkerer?
- US /ˈtɪŋk.ɚ.ɚ/
Tinkerer 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-tinkerer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tinkerer
- tinkerers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tinkerer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Agent noun of tinker; one who tinkers with things.
- 2
A meddler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tinkerer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who tinkers with things:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ferblantier |
| German | Tüftler |
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 tinkerer come from?
From tinker + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).