joker
/ˈd͡ʒoʊkɚ/noun
joker is spelled J-O-K-E-R: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, joker means “A person who makes jokes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of joker is jokers.
How many letters and syllables are in joker?
| Letters | 5: J-O-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is joker?
Joker appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 joker?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒəʊkə/
- US /ˈd͡ʒoʊkɚ/
Joker 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-au-joker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with joker?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as joker from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: jerko.
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 joker
- jokers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does joker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who makes jokes.
- 2
slangA funny person.
- 3
A jester.
- 4
A playing card that features a picture of a joker (that is, a jester) and that may be used as a wild card in some card games.
- 5
Something kept in reserve that can be used to gain an advantage; a trump card.
- 6
An unspecified, vaguely disreputable person.
Some joker keeps throwing eggs at my windows.
- 7
A loser.
Don't waste your breath on these jokers round here.
- 8
colloquialA man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Joker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | blagueur, farceur , joker |
| German | Spaßvogel , Joker, Jolly |
| Portuguese | humorista , curinga, jóquer m melé |
| Spanish | bromista, guasón, chistoso, humorista, chistosito , comodín |
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 joker come from?
From joke + -er, but in the sense of a playing card possibly by alteration of German Jucker, also the origin of the name of the card game euchre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).