user
us·er/ˈjuzɚ/noun
user is spelled U-S-E-R: 4 letters and 2 syllables (us·er). It appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, user means “One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of user is users.
How many letters and syllables are in user?
| Letters | 4: U-S-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: us·er |
| In writing | 49 times per million words; the 2,072nd 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; 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 user?
User appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd 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 user?
- UK /ˈjuːzə/
- US /ˈjuzɚ/
User has 2 syllables, split us·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-user.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with user?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as user from its last stressed vowel (/uzəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sure, ruse, suer.
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 user
- users plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does user mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
- 2
A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
- 3
A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
- 4
informalClipping of username.
- 5
derogatoryAn exploiter, an abuser (a person who exploits others, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly or unethically).
- 6
datedIn land law, meaning either 1. or 2. above or use. Usually in singular form to mean use wherever there is assiduous re-use of precedents and aloof textbooks verbatim.
noun
- 1
slangSomeone who uses the R programming language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate user?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of user: usr.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
User in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | consommateur, utilisateur , utilisatrice |
| German | Benutzer, Verbraucher , Benutzerin, Anwender , Drogenkonsument |
| Portuguese | consumidor, usuário, utilizador , toxicodependente, drogado |
| Spanish | usuario, usador , usuaria |
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 user come from?
From Middle English usere, equivalent to use + -er. Cognate with Scots usar, uiser (“user”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).