billiken
/ˈbɪ.lɪ.kən/noun
billiken is spelled B-I-L-L-I-K-E-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, billiken means “Alternative form of Billiken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of billiken is billikens.
How many letters and syllables are in billiken?
| Letters | 8: B-I-L-L-I-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is billiken?
Billiken appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 billiken?
- /ˈbɪ.lɪ.kən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Billiken.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of billiken
- billikens plural
- billikin
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does billiken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Billiken.
noun
- 1
A rotund charm doll originally patented in 1908 by American art teacher and illustrator, Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, and representing "the God of Things as They Ought to Be".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does billiken come from?
Coined by Florence Pretz. It is believed that Pretz found the name Billiken in Bliss Carman's 1896 poem Mr. Moon: A Song Of The Little People.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).