wayfarer
/ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/noun
wayfarer is spelled W-A-Y-F-A-R-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wayfarer means “A traveller, especially one on foot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wayfarer is wayfarers.
How many letters and syllables are in wayfarer?
| Letters | 8: W-A-Y-F-A-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 wayfarer?
Wayfarer appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 wayfarer?
- UK /ˈweɪˌfɛəɹ.ə(ɹ)/
Wayfarer has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wayfarer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wayfarer
- wayfarers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wayfarer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traveller, especially one on foot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wayfarer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense traveller:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | voyageur |
| German | Wandersmann |
| Portuguese | viajante, andarilho |
| Spanish | caminante |
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 wayfarer come from?
From Middle English weyfarere, weifarere; equivalent to way + farer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).