twelver
/ˈtwɛlvə(ɹ)/obsolete
twelver is spelled T-W-E-L-V-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, twelver means “A follower of Twelverism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of twelver is twelvers.
How many letters and syllables are in twelver?
| Letters | 7: T-W-E-L-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is twelver?
Twelver appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 twelver?
- /ˈtwɛlvə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does twelver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKobsoleteslangA shilling.
noun
- 1
A follower of Twelverism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Twelver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | duodécimain, duodécimaine |
| German | Imamiten, Zwölfer-Schiiten |
| Spanish | duodecimano, duodecimana |
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 twelver come from?
From twelve + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).