busker
/ˈbʌskɚ/noun
busker is spelled B-U-S-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, busker means “A person who solicits donations while entertaining the public, often by playing a musical instrument, on a street or in another public area such as a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of busker is buskers.
How many letters and syllables are in busker?
| Letters | 6: B-U-S-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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 busker?
Busker appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 busker?
- US /ˈbʌskɚ/
- UK /ˈbʌskə/
Busker 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)-Qwertygiy-busker.wav, EN-AU_ck1_busker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with busker?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as busker from its last stressed vowel (/ʌskəɹ/):
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 busker
- buskers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does busker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who solicits donations while entertaining the public, often by playing a musical instrument, on a street or in another public area such as a park or marketplace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Busker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense street performer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | artiste de rue |
| German | Straßenkünstler |
| Portuguese | artista de rua |
| Spanish | artista callejero |
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 busker come from?
From busk + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).