knickers
/ˈnɪkɚz/noun, interjection
knickers is spelled K-N-I-C-K-E-R-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knickers means “Knickerbockers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in knickers?
| Letters | 8: K-N-I-C-K-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 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 knickers?
Knickers appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 knickers?
- UK /ˈnɪkəz/
- US /ˈnɪkɚz/
Knickers 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-knickers.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with knickers?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as knickers from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkəɹz/):
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 knickers
- knicker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knickers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UScolloquialrareKnickerbockers.
- 2
CommonwealthIrelandUKWomen's underpants.
interjection
- 1
IrelandUKcolloquialA mild exclamation of annoyance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Knickers in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense woman's panties – see also panties:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | calcinha |
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 knickers come from?
Clipping of knickerbockers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).