upholsterer
up·hol·ster·er/ʌpˈhoʊl.stəɹ.əɹ/noun
upholsterer is spelled U-P-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-E-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables (up·hol·ster·er). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, upholsterer means “One who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of upholsterer is upholsterers.
How many letters and syllables are in upholsterer?
| Letters | 11: U-P-H-O-L-S-T-E-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: up·hol·ster·er |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is upholsterer?
Upholsterer appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 upholsterer?
- UK /ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə/
- US /ʌpˈhoʊl.stəɹ.əɹ/
Upholsterer has 4 syllables, split up·hol·ster·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-upholsterer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with upholsterer?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as upholsterer (/oʊlstəɹəɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: reupholster.
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 upholsterer
- upholsterers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does upholsterer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Upholsterer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense craftsman who upholsters furniture:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tapissier, tapissière, tapissier garnisseur, tapissière garnisseuse |
| German | Polsterer, Polsterin, Tapezierer, Tapeziererin |
| Portuguese | estofador, estofadora, tapeceiro, tapeceira |
| Spanish | tapicero, tapicera |
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 upholsterer come from?
From upholster + -er, from Middle English upholdester, upholster, from Middle English upholder (“dealer in small goods”), from upholden (“to repair, uphold”). By surface analysis, uphold + -ster + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).