wrecker
/ˈɹɛkɚ/noun
wrecker is spelled W-R-E-C-K-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wrecker means “A person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wrecker is wreckers.
How many letters and syllables are in wrecker?
| Letters | 7: W-R-E-C-K-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 wrecker?
Wrecker appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 wrecker?
- US /ˈɹɛkɚ/
Wrecker 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-wrecker.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wrecker?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wrecker from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkəɹ/):
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 wrecker
- wreckers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrecker mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaA person or company that dismantles old or wrecked vehicles or other items, to reclaim useful parts.
Near-synonyms: breaker, knacker; salvager, salvor; scrapper, scrap dealer; shipbreaker, car breaker
- 2
One who breaks up situations or events.
home wrecker / marriage wrecker / party wrecker
- 3
A tow truck.
- 4
A mooncusser (type of land-based pirate).
- 5
Someone accused of the formal charge of wrecking; that is, of undermining the state in intangible ways.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wrecker come from?
From wreck + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).