locker
lock·er/ˈlɑ.kɚ/noun
locker is spelled L-O-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (lock·er). It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, locker means “A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of locker is lockers.
How many letters and syllables are in locker?
| Letters | 6: L-O-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: lock·er |
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd 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; 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 locker?
Locker appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd 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 locker?
- UK /ˈlɒk.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈlɑ.kɚ/
- Australia /ˈlɔk.ə(ɹ)/
Locker has 2 syllables, split lock·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-locker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with locker?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as locker from its last stressed vowel (/ɑkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: relock.
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 locker
- lockers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does locker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work, gyms, sports centers.
The student placed her books in her locker when she arrived at school.
- 2
A lockable cubicle.
She was afraid to come out of the locker.
- 3
A storage compartment on a ship, not necessarily one that can be locked.
- 4
rareOne who locks something.
The locker of the trapped chest must be careful, so as not to spring the trap.
- 5
A locking differential.
- 6
A customs officer who guards a warehouse.
- 7
A closet.
- 8
An online storage service for files.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Locker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense storage compartment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | casier m consigne automatique |
| German | Spind, Schließfach |
| Portuguese | armário, cacifo, escaninho |
| Spanish | armario, casillero, locker, taquilla |
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 locker come from?
From lock + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix). Related to German Loch, Dutch luik, and Dutch loket.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).