moniker
/ˈmɑn.ɪ.kɚ/noun
moniker is spelled M-O-N-I-K-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, moniker means “A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of moniker is monikers.
How many letters and syllables are in moniker?
| Letters | 7: M-O-N-I-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is moniker?
Moniker appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 moniker?
- UK /ˈmɒn.ɪ.kə/
- US /ˈmɑn.ɪ.kɚ/
Moniker has 3 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: En-us-moniker.ogg, En-au-moniker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with moniker
Sounds like: Monica (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of moniker
- monikers plural
- monicker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does moniker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.
The rookie was upset at being called Lemon Drop until she realized that everyone on the team had a silly moniker.
- 2
A person's signature.
- 3
An object (structured item of data) used to associate the name of an object with its location.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Moniker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense personal name or nickname:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | appellation, sobriquet |
| German | Name, Spitzname |
| Portuguese | alcunha, apelido |
| Spanish | mote, apodo |
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 moniker come from?
Unknown; first attested in 1849.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).