pricker
/ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)/noun
pricker is spelled P-R-I-C-K-E-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pricker means “One who pricks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pricker is prickers.
How many letters and syllables are in pricker?
| Letters | 7: P-R-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 pricker?
Pricker appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 pricker?
- /ˈpɹɪkə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pricker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pricker
- prickers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pricker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who pricks.
- 2
A tool for pricking.
- 3
A prickle or thorn.
- 4
Any of several American prickly woody vines of the genus Smilax; greenbrier.
- 5
One who spurs forward; a light-horseman.
- 6
A priming wire; a priming needle, used in blasting and gunnery.
- 7
A small marlinespike used in sailmaking.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pricker come from?
From prick + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).