husker

/ˈhʌskɚ/

//ˈhʌskɚ// noun

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"husker" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“husker” is uncommon English (frequency #70,758 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,758
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).

Key facts for husker
PropertyValue
Headwordhusker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhʌskɚ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,758
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “husker” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). husker lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

husker is uncommon English at frequency #70,758 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈhʌskɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for husker in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From husk + -er. The correct English form is husker, spelled H-U-S-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
  2. 2
    A fan or supporter of the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the sports teams of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Etymology

From husk + -er.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "husker"?
"husker" is spelled H-U-S-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhʌskɚ/.
What does "husker" mean?
As a noun, "husker" means: One who husks (as one who removes the husks, leaves, from ears of corn).
How do you pronounce "husker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "husker" is /ˈhʌskɚ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "husker"?
From husk + -er. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “husker”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-U-S-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈhʌskɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list