amuck
/əˈmʌk/
"amuck" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amuck” is an uncommon English word, ranked #89,101 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #89,101
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of amok.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amuck |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əˈmʌk/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #89,101 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amuck” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for amuck is 5 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˈmʌk/. Corpus data places it at rank #89,101 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative form of amok.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for amuck, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is amuck, spelled A-M-U-C-K.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of amok.
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 “amuck”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-M-U-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˈmʌk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.