bok
/bɑk/adjective, interjection, verb
bok is spelled B-O-K: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bok means “Keen or willing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bok?
| Letters | 3: B-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 bok?
Bok appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 bok?
- US /bɑk/
- UK /bɒk/
Bok has one syllable (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-bok.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with bok
Also written: bock.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with bok?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as bok from its last stressed vowel (/ɑk/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kob.
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 bok
- boks present, singular, he/she/it
- bokking participle, present
- bokked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bok mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangKeen or willing.
"Do you want to go to the movies?" "Ja, I'm bok."
interjection
- 1
The clucking sound of a chicken.
verb
- 1
To make the clucking sound of a chicken.
noun
- 1
Clipping of Springbok, a player for the South African national rugby team.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bok come from?
From Afrikaans bok. Doublet of buck. Compare German Bock (“willingness, desire”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).