whicker
whick·er/ˈwɪkə/noun, verb
whicker is spelled W-H-I-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (whick·er). It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, whicker means “The soft neigh made by a horse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of whicker is whickers.
How many letters and syllables are in whicker?
| Letters | 7: W-H-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: whick·er |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 whicker?
Whicker appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 whicker?
- /ˈwɪkə/
- [ˈwɪkə]
- /ˈʍɪkə/
Whicker has 2 syllables, split whick·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with whicker
Sounds like: Wicca (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of whicker
- whickers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- whickering participle, present
- whickered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does whicker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The soft neigh made by a horse.
verb
- 1
Of a horse, to neigh softly, to make a breathy whinny.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Whicker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to neigh softly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | relinchito |
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.