ticker
/ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/noun
ticker is spelled T-I-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ticker means “One who makes a tick mark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ticker is tickers.
How many letters and syllables are in ticker?
| Letters | 6: T-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| 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 ticker?
Ticker appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 ticker?
- /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/
Ticker 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-au-ticker.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ticker?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ticker.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ricket.
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 ticker
- tickers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ticker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who makes a tick mark.
- 2
A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
The ticker was showing an increased rate of flow.
- 3
A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
I checked the prices on the ticker one last time before placing the trade.
- 4
slangA heart, especially a human one.
My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.
- 5
slangA watch (timepiece).
- 6
slangA birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
- 7
A beer drinker who aims to try as many different beers as possible and keeps a record of all the beers they have drunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ticker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense birdwatcher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cocheur |
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 ticker come from?
From tick + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).