flanker
flan·ker/ˈflæŋkɚ/noun
flanker is spelled F-L-A-N-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (flan·ker). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, flanker means “A player who plays in the back row of the scrum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of flanker is flankers.
How many letters and syllables are in flanker?
| Letters | 7: F-L-A-N-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: flan·ker |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 flanker?
Flanker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 flanker?
- UK /ˈflæŋkə/
- US /ˈflæŋkɚ/
- /ˈfleɪ̯ŋkɚ/
Flanker has 2 syllables, split flan·ker in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-flanker.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with flanker?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as flanker from its last stressed vowel (/æŋkəɹ/):
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 flanker
- flankers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- flankering participle, present
- flankered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does flanker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
- 2
A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
- 3
A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
- 4
One of a pair of large upright monoliths erected on either end of the recumbent, in recumbent stone circles of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and the counties of Cork and Kerry in south-west of Ireland.
- 5
A usually lower-end brand or product introduced in order to target competitors and protect a company's main market share.
- 6
Newly created perfume that shares some attributes of an already existing perfume.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo defend by lateral fortifications.
- 2
obsoleteTo attack sideways.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Flanker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | flanqueador |
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 flanker come from?
From flank + -er. The verb is from the noun (sense 3).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).