wearer
/ˈweɹɚ/noun
wearer is spelled W-E-A-R-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wearer means “One who wears” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wearer is wearers.
How many letters and syllables are in wearer?
| Letters | 6: W-E-A-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 wearer?
Wearer appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 wearer?
- UK /ˈwɛəɹə/
- /ˈwɛɹɚ/
- US /ˈweɹɚ/
Wearer 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)-Flame,_not_lame-wearer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wearer?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wearer from its last stressed vowel (/eɹəɹ/):
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 wearer
- wearers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wearer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who wears.
On Saint Patrick's day I put on my green shirt and join the wearers of the green.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wearer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one who wears:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Träger, Trägerin |
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 wearer come from?
From Middle English werer, werere, equivalent to wear + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).