cockney
/ˈkɒk.ni/noun, adjective
cockney is spelled C-O-C-K-N-E-Y: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cockney means “A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cockney is cockneys.
How many letters and syllables are in cockney?
| Letters | 7: C-O-C-K-N-E-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th 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 cockney?
Cockney appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th 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 cockney?
- UK /ˈkɒk.ni/
Cockney 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: En-au-Cockney.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cockney.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cockney?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cockney from its last stressed vowel (/ɒkni/, British pronunciation):
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 cockney
- cockneys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cockney mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.
- 2
obsoleteAn effeminate person; a spoilt child.
adjective
- 1
UKFrom the East End of London, or London generally.
- 2
Of or relating to people from this area or their speech style.
noun
- 1
UKslangAny Londoner.
- 2
UKA Londoner born within earshot of the city's Bow Bells, or (now generically) any working-class Londoner.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Cockney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cockney in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cockney |
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 cockney come from?
See Cockney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).