poker
/ˈpoʊkɚ/
"poker" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“poker” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,483 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,483
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | poker |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpoʊkɚ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #7,483 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “poker” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for poker is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpoʊkɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,483 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for poker, with forms such as "opker", "pkoer", and "poekr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "poor", "pope", "pole", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From poke + -er. The correct English form is poker, spelled P-O-K-E-R.
Definition
- 1A metal rod, generally of wrought iron, for adjusting the burning logs or coals in a fire; a firestick.
- 2A tool like a soldering iron for making poker drawings.
- 3One who pokes.
- 4A kind of duck, the pochard.
- 5A knife.
Etymology
From poke + -er.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opker,pkoer,poekr,pokerr,pokker,pokre,ppoker
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poker - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “poker”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-O-K-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpoʊkɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “poor” - see the side-by-side comparison. poker vs poor
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.