pier

Other forms of pier

plural

piers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pier

What does pier mean?

pier means "a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pier?

pier has 1 syllable: pier. In IPA it is /ˈpɪɹ/.

What is another word for pier?

Close synonyms include wharf, wharfage, dock. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pier a common word?

pier is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pier?

4 words rhyme with pier. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.