gamekeeper
noun
gamekeeper is spelled G-A-M-E-K-E-E-P-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gamekeeper means “A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gamekeeper is gamekeepers.
How many letters and syllables are in gamekeeper?
| Letters | 10: G-A-M-E-K-E-E-P-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 gamekeeper?
Gamekeeper appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 gamekeeper?
Gamekeeper has 3 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).
Words people confuse with gamekeeper
Also written: game-keeper (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of gamekeeper
- gamekeepers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gamekeeper mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gamekeeper in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person employed to maintain the game:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | garde-chasse |
| German | Wildhüter, Wildhüterin |
| Portuguese | couteiro, guarda-caça, monteiro |
| Spanish | guardabosque, alimañero, guardacaza |
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 gamekeeper come from?
From game + keeper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).