corker
/kɔː.kə(ɹ)/noun
corker is spelled C-O-R-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corker means “One who puts corks into bottles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corker is corkers.
How many letters and syllables are in corker?
| Letters | 6: C-O-R-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 corker?
Corker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 corker?
- /kɔː.kə(ɹ)/
- /koɹ.kəɹ/
Corker 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-corker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with corker?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as corker.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: rocker, croker.
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 corker
- corkers plural
- cauker
- caulker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who puts corks into bottles.
- 2
informalA person or thing that is exceptional or remarkable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does corker come from?
From cork + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).