Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wetter

/ˈwɛtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: wet-ter
IPA: /ˈwɛtɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of wet: more wet.

noun

Agent noun of wet: someone who wets something as part of some process.

noun

A wetting agent or surfactant.

noun

noun

A knife used to commit wettings (stabbings).

Slang

Example Sentences

"Anywhere, anytime, I'll get him, if he's in love; I'll corn his wedding He backed his wetter, I backed my wetter but who really held that wetting?"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Germanic *wētaz Proto-West Germanic *wāt Old English wǣt Middle English wet English wet English -er English wetter From wet + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɛtɚ/
British English: /ˈwɛtə/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

wetters (plural)

Derived Forms

bedwetter

Phrases

heavy wetter

Synonyms

bedwetter bed wetter wetting agent surfactant surface-active agent

Homonyms

whetter

Rhymes With

better letter sweater debtor setter petr getter petter vetter netter petre fetter

Questions

How do you pronounce wetter?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɛtɚ/.
What does wetter mean?: comparative form of wet: more wet.
Where does wetter come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Germanic *wētaz Proto-West Germanic *wāt Old English wǣt Middle English wet English wet English -er English wetter From wet + -er.

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