cocker
cock·er/ˈkɑkəɹ/noun, verb
cocker is spelled C-O-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cock·er). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cocker means “One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cocker is cockers.
How many letters and syllables are in cocker?
| Letters | 6: C-O-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cock·er |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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; 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 cocker?
Cocker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 cocker?
- UK /ˈkɒkə/
- US /ˈkɑkəɹ/
Cocker has 2 syllables, split cock·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cocker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cocker?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cocker from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkəɹ/):
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 cocker
- cockers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cockering participle, present
- cockered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cocker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
- 2
datedOne who hunts woodcocks.
- 3
colloquialA cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
- 4
A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.
- 5
A rustic high shoe; half-boot.
- 6
obsoleteA quiver.
- 7
UKinformalFriend, mate.
verb
- 1
To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cocker come from?
From cock (“a male bird, especially a rooster”) and its derivative cocking (“the hunting of gamecocks”), + -er (occupational suffix) or + -er (agent noun suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).