trouser
/ˈtɹaʊzɚ/noun, verb
trouser is spelled T-R-O-U-S-E-R: 7 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, trouser means “Of or relating to trousers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trouser is trousers.
How many letters and syllables are in trouser?
| Letters | 7: T-R-O-U-S-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 |
| Rhymes with |
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 trouser?
Trouser 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 trouser?
- UK /ˈtɹaʊzə/
- US /ˈtɹaʊzɚ/
Trouser 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)-Back_ache-trouser.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trouser?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trouser from its last stressed vowel (/aʊzəɹ/):
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 trouser
- trousers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- trousering participle, present
- trousered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trouser mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Of or relating to trousers.
'trouser leg
- 2
A pair of trousers.
And this is our linen trouser, sir.
verb
- 1
IrelandUKinformalTo put (money) into one's trouser pocket; to pocket.
- 2
IrelandUKinformalTo secretively steal (an item or money) for personal use.
- 3
IrelandUKinformalTo take and keep (something, especially money, that is not one's own); to pocket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trouser come from?
Back-formation from trousers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).