ulcer
/ˈʌlsɚ/noun, verb
ulcer is spelled U-L-C-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ulcer means “An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ulcer is ulcers.
How many letters and syllables are in ulcer?
| Letters | 5: U-L-C-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 ulcer?
Ulcer appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 ulcer?
- UK /ˈʌlsə/
- US /ˈʌlsɚ/
Ulcer 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-ulcer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ulcer?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ulcer from its last stressed vowel (/ʌlsəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cruel, lucre.
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 ulcer
- ulcers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ulcering participle, present
- ulcered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ulcer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
- 2
Peptic ulcer.
- 3
Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character.
verb
- 1
To ulcerate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ulcer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense open sore:
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 ulcer come from?
From Old French ulcere, from Latin ulcus. Doublet of ulcus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).