weeper
weep·er/ˈwipɚ/noun
weeper is spelled W-E-E-P-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (weep·er). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weeper means “A person who weeps” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of weeper is weepers.
How many letters and syllables are in weeper?
| Letters | 6: W-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: weep·er |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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; 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 weeper?
Weeper appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 weeper?
- UK /ˈwiːpə/
- US /ˈwipɚ/
Weeper has 2 syllables, split weep·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with weeper?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as weeper from its last stressed vowel (/ipəɹ/):
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 weeper
- weepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who weeps.
- 2
A hired mourner.
- 3
A pleurant.
- 4
A thing that slowly leaks liquid.
- 5
A weeping tree.
- 6
A white border round the sleeve of a mourning dress.
- 7
A crape hatband.
- 8
A widow's crape veil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does weeper come from?
From weep + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).