ocker

/ˈɒkə/

//ˈɒkə// noun

"ocker" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ocker” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interest on money; usury; increase.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ocker · ocker · English

ocker · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "O" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for ocker
PropertyValue
Headwordocker
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɒkə/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ocker” in English

ockersits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ocker is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈɒkə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interest on money; usury; increase.".

No misspelling variants are generated for ocker in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ocker, oker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). More at oker. The correct English form is ocker, spelled O-C-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Interest on money; usury; increase.

Etymology

From Middle English ocker, oker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). More at oker.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ocker"?
"ocker" is spelled O-C-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɒkə/.
What does "ocker" mean?
As a noun, "ocker" means: Interest on money; usury; increase.
How do you pronounce "ocker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ocker" is /ˈɒkə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ocker"?
From Middle English ocker, oker, from Old Norse ókr (“usury”), from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz (“progeny, earnings, profit”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to add, increase”). More at oker. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list