ruler

Other forms of ruler

plural

rulers·

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 ruler

What does ruler mean?

ruler means "a person who rules or commands". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ruler?

ruler has 2 syllables: ru-ler. The stress falls on "ru". In IPA it is /ˈɹulɚ/.

What is another word for ruler?

Close synonyms include swayer, rule. 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 ruler a common word?

ruler 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.