knocker
knock·er/ˈnɒk.ə/noun
knocker is spelled K-N-O-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (knock·er). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, knocker means “A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of knocker is knockers.
How many letters and syllables are in knocker?
| Letters | 7: K-N-O-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: knock·er |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,894th 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 knocker?
Knocker appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,894th 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 knocker?
- UK /ˈnɒk.ə/
- UK [ˈnɒk.ə]
- Australia /ˈnɔk.ə/
Knocker has 2 syllables, split knock·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-knocker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with knocker?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as knocker from its last stressed vowel (/ɒkə/, 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 knocker
- knockers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does knocker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A device, usually hinged with a striking plate, used for knocking on a door.
- 2
A person who knocks.
- 3
A critic; one who disparages.
- 4
derogatoryinformalA person who knocks (denigrates) something.
- 5
slangA person's breast, especially if large.
- 6
archaicA dwarf, goblin, or sprite imagined to dwell in mines and to indicate the presence of ore by knocking.
- 7
A mechanical device in a pinball table that produces a loud percussive noise to signal that a free game has been earned.
- 8
datedslangA person who is strikingly handsome or otherwise admirable; a stunner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does knocker come from?
From knock + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).