khyber
/ˈkaɪ.bə(ɹ)/noun
khyber is spelled K-H-Y-B-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, khyber means “Ellipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of khyber is khybers.
How many letters and syllables are in khyber?
| Letters | 6: K-H-Y-B-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th 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 khyber?
Khyber appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 khyber?
- UK /ˈkaɪ.bə(ɹ)/
Khyber has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-khyber.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with khyber?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as khyber from its last stressed vowel (/aɪbə/, British pronunciation):
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 khyber
- khybers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does khyber mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangEllipsis of Khyber Pass (“the arse”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does khyber come from?
Shortened from Khyber Pass.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).