whacker
/ˈwækə(ɹ)/noun
whacker is spelled W-H-A-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whacker means “One who, or something which, whacks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whacker is whackers.
How many letters and syllables are in whacker?
| Letters | 7: W-H-A-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 whacker?
Whacker appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 whacker?
- /ˈwækə(ɹ)/
- /ˈʍækə(ɹ)/
Whacker 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).
Forms of whacker
- whackers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whacker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who, or something which, whacks.
- 2
informalSynonym of whopper (“anything large”).
- 3
informalSynonym of whopper (“an outrageous or blatant lie”).
- 4
slangA radio amateur who is keenly interested in emergency response and may travel to the sites of emergencies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does whacker come from?
From whack + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).