anker
obsolete
anker is spelled A-N-K-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anker means “A measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anker is ankers.
How many letters and syllables are in anker?
| Letters | 5: A-N-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is anker?
Anker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce anker?
Anker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with anker
Also written: anchor.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with anker?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as anker.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: karen, nerka.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of anker
- ankor
- anchor
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA measure of wine or spirit equal to 10 gallons; a barrel of this capacity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does anker come from?
From Dutch anker. Doublet of anchor and ancora.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).