wicker
wick·er/ˈwɪkɚ/noun, adjective
wicker is spelled W-I-C-K-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (wick·er). It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wicker means “A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wicker is wickers.
How many letters and syllables are in wicker?
| Letters | 6: W-I-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: wick·er |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is wicker?
Wicker appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 wicker?
- UK /ˈwɪkəː/
- UK [ˈwɪkəː]
- US /ˈwɪkɚ/
Wicker has 2 syllables, split wick·er in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-wicker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wicker?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wicker from its last stressed vowel (/ɪkəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of wicker
- wickers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wicker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture.
- 2
Wickerwork.
wicker basket wicker chair wicker cradle
adjective
- 1
Made of wickerwork.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Wicker in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense flexible branch or twig:
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 wicker come from?
From Middle English wiker, cognate with Old Swedish vikker (“willow”), Old Norse veikr (“weak”), English weak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).