Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brainer

/bɹeɪ.nə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.19 in modern English

Syllables: brain-er
IPA: /bɹeɪ.nə(ɹ)/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

someone with a certain type of brain

Etymology

From brain + -er.

Inflected Forms

brainers (plural)

Phrases

no-brainer left-brainer right-brainer yes-brainer

Frequently Paired Words

no-brainer left-brainer right-brainer yes-brainer

Rhymes With

trainer container entertainer retainer planar campaigner rainer rayner trainor gaynor gainer raynor

Questions

How do you pronounce brainer?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹeɪ.nə(ɹ)/.
What does brainer mean?: someone with a certain type of brain
Where does brainer come from?: From brain + -er.

How to pronounce brainer

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