toner
/ˈtoʊnɚ/noun
toner is spelled T-O-N-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toner means “Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toner is toners.
How many letters and syllables are in toner?
| Letters | 5: T-O-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 toner?
Toner appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 toner?
- US /ˈtoʊnɚ/
Toner 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-toner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toner?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as toner from its last stressed vowel (/oʊnəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tenor, trone, noter.
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 toner
- toners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Powder used in laser printers and photocopiers to form the text and images on the printed paper.
The printer needs more black toner.
- 2
Cosmetic lotion designed to cleanse the skin and shrink pores, usually used on the face.
She applied a facial toner after washing her skin.
- 3
archaicA musician, particularly one who plays a wind instrument.
- 4
A hair product used to reduce brassiness and increase shine in bleached and dyed hair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 toner come from?
From tone + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).