zester
noun
zester is spelled Z-E-S-T-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, zester means “A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of zester is zesters.
How many letters and syllables are in zester?
| Letters | 6: Z-E-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is zester?
Zester appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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).
Forms of zester
- zesters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does zester mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kitchen implement used to remove the zest of citrus fruit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zester in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kitchen implement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zesteuse |
| German | Fadenschneider, Zestenreißer, Zitronenschaber, Zitrusschaber |
| Spanish | acanalador de fruta |
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 zester come from?
From zest + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).