cowpoke
noun
cowpoke is spelled C-O-W-P-O-K-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cowpoke means “A cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cowpoke is cowpokes.
How many letters and syllables are in cowpoke?
| Letters | 7: C-O-W-P-O-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cowpoke?
Cowpoke appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 cowpoke?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-cowpoke.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cowpoke
- cowpokes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cowpoke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA cowhand (one who tends free-range cattle)
- 2
USdatedA 19th-century device used around the necks of cows and other livestock to prevent them from challenging fencing. The action of the device was to poke the cow when the device came into contact with the fence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cowpoke come from?
From cow + poke.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).