diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/length.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/length.rs
index bebafa1289..0373081b8e 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filters/length.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filters/length.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Command for Length {
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        vec!["count", "len", "size"]
+        vec!["count", "len", "size", "wc"]
     }
 
     fn run(
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/size.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/size.rs
index 6f0c29ab43..e63cba7d31 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/strings/size.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/strings/size.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl Command for Size {
     }
 
     fn search_terms(&self) -> Vec<&str> {
-        vec!["count", "word", "character", "unicode"]
+        vec!["count", "word", "character", "unicode", "wc"]
     }
 
     fn run(