linker
/ˈlɪŋkɚ/noun, verb
linker is spelled L-I-N-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, linker means “That which links” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of linker is linkers.
How many letters and syllables are in linker?
| Letters | 6: L-I-N-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 linker?
Linker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 linker?
- US /ˈlɪŋkɚ/
- UK /ˈlɪŋkə/
Linker 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-linker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with linker?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as linker from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: relink.
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 linker
- linkers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- linkering participle, present
- linkered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does linker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which links.
- 2
A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.
- 3
A short oligonucleotide containing a recognition sequence for a restriction enzyme, used to blunt the ends of sticky DNA segments.
- 4
A word or short expression that links clauses or other syntactic elements.
- 5
Synonym of ligature (a linker word that is classified as a separate part of speech, usually present in Philippine languages)
- 6
informalA linked bond, one for which the principal is indexed to inflation.
verb
- 1
To ligate a DNA segment using a linker.
38. The plasmid pRK252 Km is cut with ecoRI, blunt-ended using Klenow, and linkered with BgIII linkers (New England Biolabs).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Linker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éditeur de liens |
| German | Linker |
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.