pucker
/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/verb, noun
pucker is spelled P-U-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pucker means “To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pucker?
| Letters | 6: P-U-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pucker?
Pucker appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 pucker?
- /ˈpʌkə(ɹ)/
Pucker has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pucker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pucker
- puckers present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- puckering participle, present
- puckered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pucker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To pinch or wrinkle (especially a body part); to squeeze inwardly, to dimple or fold.
noun
- 1
A fold or wrinkle.
- 2
colloquialA state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother; agitation.
- 3
slangThe anus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pucker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fold or wrinkle:
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 pucker come from?
Origin obscure. Perhaps continuing Middle English pukkeren (“to hoard, save”, literally “to sack, stow away in a poke or bag”) with a change in meaning (compare purse (“to pucker”)). Alternatively, perhaps a direct alteration of poke (verb, or the noun meaning "a small bag"). By surface analysis, poke + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).