How to Pronounce Planer

To pronounce "planer", say PLAN-er — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllables

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Letters

PLAN-er

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💡 Tip for remembering “planer”

"planer" has 2 syllables: plan-er. It rhymes with retainer and container, if that helps it stick.

Sounds exactly like: planar, plainer — easy to mix up when writing.

What does planer mean?

adjective

  1. Of a surface: flat or level.

noun

  1. A woodworking tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed.
  2. A large machine tool in which the workpiece is traversed linearly (by means of a reciprocating bed) beneath a single-point cutting tool. (Analogous to a shaper but larger and with the workpiece moving instead of the tool.) Planers can generate various shapes, but were most especially used to generate large, accurate flat surfaces. The planer is nowadays obsolescent, having been mostly superseded by large milling machines.

Synonyms

planethickness planer

Words that rhyme with planer

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

retainercontainerplanarentertainerstrainertrainercampaignerrainercomplainermainercanerfeigner

Related words

shaverplanishinghandplanesmoothersurfacerrouter

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "planer"?▾

"Planer" has 2 syllables: plan · er.

What does "planer" mean?▾

Planer: Of a surface: flat or level.

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