toaster
toast·er/ˈtəʊ̯s.təː/noun
toaster is spelled T-O-A-S-T-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (toast·er). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toaster means “An electrical device for toasting food, typically sliced bread” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toaster is toasters.
How many letters and syllables are in toaster?
| Letters | 7: T-O-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: toast·er |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 18,811th 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; 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 toaster?
Toaster appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 18,811th 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 toaster?
- UK /ˈtəʊ̯s.təː/
- UK [ˈtʰəʊ̯s.tʰəː]
- /ˈtoʊ̯s.tɚ/
Toaster has 2 syllables, split toast·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-toaster.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toaster?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as toaster (/əʊstə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rosetta.
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 toaster
- toasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An electrical device for toasting food, typically sliced bread.
- 2
A toasting fork.
- 3
archaicA fish ready for toasting.
- 4
One who toasts (cooks lightly by browning).
- 5
One who toasts (engages in salute while drinking alcohol).
- 6
USslangA firearm, especially a pistol.
- 7
archaicA rapier or similar weapon.
- 8
derogatoryinformalAny of several small, box-like automobiles exemplified by the Scion xB and Honda Element.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toaster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense device for toasting bread:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | grille-pain, toasteur |
| German | Toaster |
| Portuguese | torradeira |
| Spanish | tostadora, tostador, tostadero |
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 toaster come from?
From toast + -er (agent noun suffix) or -er (patient suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).