wilder
/ˈwɪldɚ/verb, adjective
wilder is spelled W-I-L-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, wilder means “To bewilder, perplex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wilder?
| Letters | 6: W-I-L-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 wilder?
Wilder appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 wilder?
- UK /ˈwɪldə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈwɪldɚ/
As an adjective: /ˈwaɪldə(ɹ)/, /ˈwaɪldɚ/.
Wilder 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)-Vealhurl-wilder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wilder?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wilder from its last stressed vowel (/ɪldəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rewild.
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 wilder
- wilders present, singular, he/she/it
- wildering participle, present
- wildered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wilder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bewilder, perplex
Now, to smother noise and light, Is stolen abroad the wildering night,
adjective
- 1
comparative form of wild: more wild
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wilder come from?
From wild, probably suggested by wilderness, and as to form by wander.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).