winner
win·ner/ˈwɪnɚ/noun
winner is spelled W-I-N-N-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (win·ner). It appears 63 times per million words in written English, the 1,668th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winner means “One who has won or often wins” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of winner is winners.
How many letters and syllables are in winner?
| Letters | 6: W-I-N-N-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: win·ner |
| In writing | 63 times per million words; the 1,668th 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 winner?
Winner appears 63 times per million words in written English, the 1,668th 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 winner?
- UK /ˈwɪnə/
- US /ˈwɪnɚ/
Winner has 2 syllables, split win·ner in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winner.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Acadienenexil-winner.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with winner?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as winner from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnəɹ/):
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 winner
- winners plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winner mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who has won or often wins.
- 2
A point or goal that wins a competition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Winner in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gagnant, gagnante, vainqueur, vainqueuse , but de la victoire |
| German | Gewinner, Gewinnerin, Sieger, Siegerin , Siegtor |
| Portuguese | ganhador, ganhadora, vencedor, vencedora |
| Spanish | ganador, ganadora, vencedor, vencedora |
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 winner come from?
Inherited from Middle English wynner, wynnere, equivalent to win + -er. Compare Saterland Frisian Winner (“winner”), West Frisian winner (“winner”), Dutch winner and winnaar (“winner”), German Low German Winner, Gewinner (“winner”), German Gewinner (“winner”), Danish vinder (“winner”), Swedish vinnare (“winner”), Norwegian vinner (“winner”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).