trier
/ˈtɹaɪə(ɹ)/noun
trier is spelled T-R-I-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trier means “One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trier is triers.
How many letters and syllables are in trier?
| Letters | 5: T-R-I-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,912th 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 trier?
Trier appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,912th 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 trier?
- /ˈtɹaɪə(ɹ)/
Trier 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-trier.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trier
- triers plural
- tryer
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trier mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who tries; one who makes experiments or examines anything by a test or standard.
- 2
An instrument used for sampling something.
- 3
One who tries judicially.
- 4
A person appointed by law to try challenges of jurors; a trior.
- 5
obsoleteThat which tries or approves; a test.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trier come from?
From Middle English triour, from Anglo-Norman triour and Middle English trien (equivalent to try + -er).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).