Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nearer

/ˈnɪɹɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: near-er
IPA: /ˈnɪɹɚ/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.

prep

Example Sentences

"There are two pubs in the town; the nearer one is about a five-minute walk away."
"I'd like to live nearer the office."
"I’ll tell you nearer the time what to do."
"I still seem to be no nearer a solution."
"The star grew—it grew with a terrible steadiness hour after hour, a little larger each hour, a little nearer the midnight zenith, and brighter and brighter, until it had turned night into a second day."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnɪɹɚ/
British English: /ˈnɪəɹə/

Phrases

mirror-nearer merger

Synonyms

nigher closer

Rhymes With

mirror clearer shearer scherer dearer sherer queerer scheerer bierer hearer steerer jeerer

Questions

How do you pronounce nearer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪɹɚ/.
What does nearer mean?: Less distant; comparative form of near: more near.

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