winger
/ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/noun
winger is spelled W-I-N-G-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winger means “One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of winger is wingers.
How many letters and syllables are in winger?
| Letters | 6: W-I-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 winger?
Winger appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th 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 winger?
- UK /ˈwɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
- US /ˈwɪŋ.ɚ/
Winger 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with winger?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as winger from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋəɹ/):
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 winger
- wingers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold, being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.
We hauled out a winger of grog.
- 2
An offensive player who plays on either side of the center.
The center passed to the left winger, who shot and scored.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Winger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense offensive player:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ailier |
| German | Außenstürmer, Außenstürmerin, Flügelstürmer, Flügelstürmerin |
| Portuguese | ponta, ponteiro, extremo |
| Spanish | extremo |
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 winger come from?
From wing + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).