# wanker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwæŋkə/ · frequency rank #31,030

## Definitions
1. Someone who wanks; masturbates.
2. A term of abuse.
3. A term of abuse.
4. A term of abuse.
5. A term of abuse.
6. A penis.
7. A very informal term of address used between friends.

## Etymology
From wank + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Water** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-water)
- **waver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-waver)
- **wanted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-wanted)
- **wonder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-wonder)
- **winter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-winter)
- **winner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-winner)
- **worker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-worker)
- **Warner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-warner)
- **weaker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-weaker)
- **warmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-warmer)
- **winger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-winger)
- **washer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-washer)
- **wicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-wicker)
- **winked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-winked)
- **Welker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-welker)
- **winder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-winder)
- **winkler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wanker-vs-winkler)
- **wake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wake-vs-wanker)
- **wank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wank-vs-wanker)
- **wane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/wane-vs-wanker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`awnker`, `wakner`, `wanekr`, `wankerr`, `wankker`, `wankre`, `wannker`, `wnaker`, `wwanker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wanker