euchre
/ˈjuːkəɹ/noun, verb
euchre is spelled E-U-C-H-R-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, euchre means “A trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of euchre is euchres.
How many letters and syllables are in euchre?
| Letters | 6: E-U-C-H-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is euchre?
Euchre appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 euchre?
- /ˈjuːkəɹ/
Euchre 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-us-euchre.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of euchre
- euchres plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- euchring participle, present
- euchred participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does euchre mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
verb
- 1
To deceive or outwit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does euchre come from?
Possibly from German Juckerspiel, name of an eighteenth-century Alsatian card game, itself apparently a compound of Jucker + Spiel (“game”). Likely a doublet of joker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).