plonker
/ˈplɒŋ.kə(ɹ)/noun
plonker is spelled P-L-O-N-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, plonker means “A fool” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of plonker is plonkers.
How many letters and syllables are in plonker?
| Letters | 7: P-L-O-N-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 plonker?
Plonker appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 plonker?
- UK /ˈplɒŋ.kə(ɹ)/
Plonker has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-plonker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with plonker?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as plonker from its last stressed vowel (/ɒŋkə/, 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 plonker
- plonkers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plonker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CommonwealthIrelandUKderogatoryslangA fool.
- 2
CommonwealthIrelandUKslangA penis.
- 3
CommonwealthIrelandUKdatedslangA man who sanctions sexual relationships between his girlfriend and his male friends.
- 4
slangSomething bad or inferior.
- 5
One who plonks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Plonker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fool:
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 plonker come from?
From plonk + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).