shaker
/ˈʃeɪkɚ/noun
shaker is spelled S-H-A-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shaker means “A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shaker is shakers.
How many letters and syllables are in shaker?
| Letters | 6: S-H-A-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shaker?
Shaker appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 shaker?
- US /ˈʃeɪkɚ/
Shaker 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-shaker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shaker?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shaker from its last stressed vowel (/eɪkəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kasher.
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 shaker
- shakers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shaker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which something is shaken.
- 2
A container from which granular condiments are shaken so as to be sprinkled onto food.
Near-synonyms: cruet, caster (sometimes synonymous)
- 3
A variety of pigeon.
- 4
One who holds railroad spikes while they are hammered.
- 5
A musical percussion instrument filled with granular solids which produce a rhythmic sound when shaken.
Jocelyn played the shakers while her boyfriend played the acoustic guitar.
- 6
A kind of straight-sided, stackable glass for beer, soda, etc.
noun
- 1
One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a distinctive style of furniture developed by the Shakers, characterised by functionality and minimalist designs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shaker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Shaker |
| Portuguese | shaker |
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 shaker come from?
From shake + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).