winkers
wink·ers/ˈwɪŋkɚz/noun
winkers is spelled W-I-N-K-E-R-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (wink·ers). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winkers means “blocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in winkers?
| Letters | 7: W-I-N-K-E-R-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: wink·ers |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 winkers?
Winkers appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 winkers?
- US /ˈwɪŋkɚz/
- UK /ˈwɪŋkəz/
Winkers has 2 syllables, split wink·ers in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winkers mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
blocked leather eye shields attached to a (usually) harness bridle for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards, and partially sideways; blinders in (USA).
- 2
a fleece cover wrapped around the cheek strap of a racing bridle to limit the rear vision of racehorses.
- 3
plural of winker
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).