pokie
/ˈpəʊki/noun
pokie is spelled P-O-K-I-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pokie means “Synonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pokie is pokies.
How many letters and syllables are in pokie?
| Letters | 5: P-O-K-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pokie?
Pokie appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 pokie?
- UK /ˈpəʊki/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-pokie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pokie
- pokies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pokie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaslangSynonym of poker machine, an electronic game of chance played for money, especially slot machines.
- 2
informalAny of several species of arboreal tarantula in the genus Poecilotheria.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pokie come from?
From clipping of poker machine + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).