donker
/ˈdɒŋ.kə(ɹ)/noun
donker is spelled D-O-N-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, donker means “A people smuggler” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of donker is donkers.
How many letters and syllables are in donker?
| Letters | 6: D-O-N-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 donker?
Donker appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 donker?
- UK /ˈdɒŋ.kə(ɹ)/
Donker has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-donker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with donker?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as donker from its last stressed vowel (/ɒŋkə/, 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 donker
- donkers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does donker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaslangA people smuggler.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does donker come from?
From donkey route + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).