stockbroker
noun
stockbroker is spelled S-T-O-C-K-B-R-O-K-E-R: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, stockbroker means “A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of stockbroker is stockbrokers.
How many letters and syllables are in stockbroker?
| Letters | 11: S-T-O-C-K-B-R-O-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd 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 stockbroker?
Stockbroker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 stockbroker?
Stockbroker has 3 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-stockbroker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of stockbroker
- stockbrokers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stockbroker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who buys and sells shares (stock) on a stock exchange on behalf of clients. May also provide investment advice and/or company information, depending on the level of service offered (or chosen by the client).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Stockbroker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who buys and sells shares:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | opérateur en bourse, trader, courtier |
| German | Aktienhändler, Broker, Börsenmakler |
| Spanish | agente de bolsa |
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 stockbroker come from?
From stock + broker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).