winder
/ˈwaɪndɚ/noun, verb
winder is spelled W-I-N-D-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winder means “A winding plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of winder is winders.
How many letters and syllables are in winder?
| Letters | 6: W-I-N-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,767th 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 winder?
Winder appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,767th 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 winder?
- US /ˈwaɪndɚ/
As a noun (“A blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath”): /ˈwɪndə(ɹ)/.
Winder 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: En-au-winder.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winder.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winder2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with winder?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as winder from its last stressed vowel (/aɪndəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rewind.
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 winder
- winders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- windering participle, present
- windered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A winding plant.
- 2
An engine that raises and lowers the cages in a mine.
- 3
The person who operates such an engine.
- 4
A textile worker, or machine, that winds cloth.
- 5
A spool around which something is wound.
- 6
A key or knob for winding a clock, watch or clockwork mechanism
- 7
One of the steps of a spiral staircase (as opposed to a flyer, or straight step).
- 8
slangA blow that winds somebody, or takes away their breath.
- 9
A winnowing fan.
- 10
Pronunciation spelling of window.
verb
- 1
To fan; to clean grain with a fan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does winder come from?
From Middle English wynder; equivalent to wind + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).