tusker
noun
tusker is spelled T-U-S-K-E-R: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tusker means “An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tusker is tuskers.
How many letters and syllables are in tusker?
| Letters | 6: T-U-S-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 105,204th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is tusker?
Tusker appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 105,204th 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).
Forms of tusker
- tuskers plural
- tuskar
- toysker
- tushkar
- tushker
- twiscar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tusker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An animal, such as a bull elephant or a boar, with large tusks.
- 2
ScotlandUKA tool used in peat cutting, a type of turf spade similar to a cascrom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tusker come from?
From tusk + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).