walkover
noun
walkover is spelled W-A-L-K-O-V-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, walkover means “An easy victory; a walkaway” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of walkover is walkovers.
How many letters and syllables are in walkover?
| Letters | 8: W-A-L-K-O-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th 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 walkover?
Walkover appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 walkover?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-walkover.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with walkover
Also written: walk-over (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of walkover
- walkovers plural
- walk-over
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does walkover mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An easy victory; a walkaway.
- 2
A bye or victory awarded to a competitor when a scheduled opponent fails to play a game.
- 3
A horse race with only one entrant.
- 4
An uncontested election.
- 5
Someone easy to defeat.
- 6
colloquialSomeone who does not stand up for themselves when mistreated; a doormat.
- 7
A backbend combined with a handstand.
- 8
A match whose winner is declared because the other boxer does not appear in the ring within one minute of the official time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate walkover?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of walkover: w/o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Walkover in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense gymnastics: backbend combined with a handstand:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | souplesse |
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 walkover come from?
Deverbal from walk over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).