weigher
weigh·er/ˈweɪ.ɚ/noun
weigher is spelled W-E-I-G-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (weigh·er). It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weigher means “One who or something that weighs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of weigher is weighers.
How many letters and syllables are in weigher?
| Letters | 7: W-E-I-G-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: weigh·er |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 weigher?
Weigher appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 weigher?
- US /ˈweɪ.ɚ/
- UK /ˈweɪ.ə/
Weigher has 2 syllables, split weigh·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-weigher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with weigher?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as weigher from its last stressed vowel (/eɪəɹ/):
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 weigher
- weighers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weigher mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who or something that weighs.
- 2
A person employed at a dock to weigh incoming goods.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does weigher come from?
From weigh + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).