starkers
/ˈstɑɹkɚz/adjective
starkers is spelled S-T-A-R-K-E-R-S: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, starkers means “Completely nude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in starkers?
| Letters | 8: S-T-A-R-K-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 starkers?
Starkers appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 starkers?
- UK /ˈstɑːkəz/
- US /ˈstɑɹkɚz/
Starkers 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: En-uk-starkers.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does starkers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
UKslangCompletely nude.
Entering the bathroom, I found Bill there, still starkers after his bath.
- 2
informalStark raving mad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Starkers in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense completely nude – see also stark naked:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | à poil |
| German | splitternackt |
| Spanish | en pelotas, en cueros |
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.