broker
/ˈbɹoʊkɚ/noun, verb, adjective
broker is spelled B-R-O-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, broker means “A mediator between a buyer and seller” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of broker is brokers.
How many letters and syllables are in broker?
| Letters | 6: B-R-O-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 broker?
Broker appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th 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 broker?
- UK /ˈbɹəʊkə/
- US /ˈbɹoʊkɚ/
Broker 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-broker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with broker?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as broker from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkəɹ/):
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 broker
- brokers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- brokering participle, present
- brokered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does broker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
- 2
A stockbroker.
- 3
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
- 4
An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.
verb
- 1
To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
- 2
To act as a broker in; to bring about through brokering or negotiation; to arrange or negotiate.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of broke: more broke
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Broker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | courtier, représentant, démarcheur , courter |
| German | Vermittler, Makler , Broker, Börsenmakler, Börsenmaklerin |
| Portuguese | intermediário, corretor , intermediar , corretor de bolsa, corretor de valores |
| Spanish | corredor, bróker, broker , corredor de bolsa, agente de bolsa, agente de cambio [y bolsa] |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does broker come from?
From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour (“small trader”) (compare also abroker (“to act as a broker”)), from Old Dutch *brokere (“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck (“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkī (“use, custom”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz (“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to use, enjoy”), equivalent to brook + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).