younger
youn·ger/ˈjʌŋɡɚ/adjective, noun
younger is spelled Y-O-U-N-G-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (youn·ger). It appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, younger means “Synonym of junior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in younger?
| Letters | 7: Y-O-U-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: youn·ger |
| In writing | 49 times per million words; the 2,072nd 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 younger?
Younger appears 49 times per million words in written English, the 2,072nd 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 younger?
- UK /ˈjʌŋɡə/
- US /ˈjʌŋɡɚ/
Younger has 2 syllables, split youn·ger in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-younger.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with younger?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as younger from its last stressed vowel (/ʌŋɡəɹ/):
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 younger
- youngers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does younger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Synonym of junior.
- 2
comparative form of young: more young
Our neighbors' son is younger than our daughter.
noun
- 1
One who is younger than another.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Younger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in an earlier period of life:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | jünger |
| Portuguese | mais jovem |
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.