Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wisher

/wˈɪʃɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: wish-er
IPA: /wˈɪʃɚ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who makes a wish

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From Middle English wyssher, wisscher, wyshere, equivalent to wish + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wyssher
Suffix: wish

Inflected Forms

wishers (plural)

Phrases

ill-wisher well-wisher

Rhymes With

fisher fischer fissure swisher disher visscher bisher risher tischer discher krisher pysher

Questions

How do you pronounce wisher?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪʃɚ/.
What does wisher mean?: Someone who makes a wish
Where does wisher come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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