choker
/ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/noun
choker is spelled C-H-O-K-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, choker means “A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of choker is chokers.
How many letters and syllables are in choker?
| Letters | 6: C-H-O-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is choker?
Choker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 choker?
- UK /ˈtʃəʊkə/
- US /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-choker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with choker?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as choker from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hocker.
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 choker
- chokers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does choker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
- 2
One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
- 3
A traffic calming device used to narrow a road and produce a chokepoint.
- 4
One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
- 5
slangAny disappointing or upsetting circumstance.
I lost £100 on the horses today – what a choker!
- 6
One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
The choker tag will always follow the Proteas until we win a trophy – Temba Bavuma
- 7
A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Choker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ras-de-cou , étrangleur |
| German | Halsband, Halskette |
| Portuguese | gargantilha, choker , estrangulador |
| Spanish | gargantilla, huallca , ahorcador |
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 choker come from?
From choke + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).