alk
"alk" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alk” is an uncommon English word, ranked #58,498 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #58,498
- frequency rank, English
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Archaic spelling of auk.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alk |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #58,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alk” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for alk is 3 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #58,498 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Archaic spelling of auk.".
Zero misspellings are on record for alk in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is alk, spelled A-L-K.
Definition
- 1Archaic spelling of auk.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alk”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.