tumbler
/ˈtʌmblɚ/noun
tumbler is spelled T-U-M-B-L-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, tumbler means “A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tumbler is tumblers.
How many letters and syllables are in tumbler?
| Letters | 7: T-U-M-B-L-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 tumbler?
Tumbler 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 tumbler?
- US /ˈtʌmblɚ/
Tumbler 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: En-us-tumbler.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tumbler?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tumbler from its last stressed vowel (/ʌmbləɹ/):
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 tumbler
- tumblers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tumbler mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicOne who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions of the body.
- 2
A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
- 3
A device for smoothing and polishing rough objects that are placed inside its rotating chamber.
rock tumbler
- 4
A piece attached to, or forming part of, the hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in which are the notches for sear point to enter.
- 5
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle – so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
- 6
A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its flight.
- 7
A beverage cup, typically made of stainless steel, that is broad at the top and narrow at the bottom commonly used in India.
- 8
Something that causes something else to tumble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tumbler in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | seguro , vaso de lados rectos, tumbler (túmbler), volatinero |
| French | tumbler |
| German | Trinkglas, Tumbler, Glasbecher , Tümmler |
| Portuguese | copo |
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 tumbler come from?
From tumble + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).