usurer
/ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/noun
usurer is spelled U-S-U-R-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, usurer means “A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of usurer is usurers.
How many letters and syllables are in usurer?
| Letters | 6: U-S-U-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 usurer?
Usurer appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 usurer?
- UK /ˈjuːʒəɹə/
- UK /ˈjuːzjəɹə/
- US /ˈjuːʒəɹəɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-usurer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of usurer
- usurers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does usurer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Usurer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who loans money, particularly at exorbitant interest rates:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | usurier, usurière |
| German | Wucherer, Wucherin, Kredithai, Zinswucherer |
| Portuguese | usurário, usureiro, agiota |
| Spanish | usurero, usurera |
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 usurer come from?
Anglo-Norman, from Old French usurier, Latin ūsūra (“interest”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).