chack
/t͡ʃæk/verb, noun
chack is spelled C-H-A-C-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, chack means “To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in chack?
| Letters | 5: C-H-A-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is chack?
Chack appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 chack?
- /t͡ʃæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chack.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chack
- chacks present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- chacking participle, present
- chacked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chack mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the restraint of the bridle.
- 2
To not broadcast a medal-winning or otherwise memorable or crucial figure skating performance. This only occurs in a live broadcast because the network has to decide which programs to show and which to cut in the interest of time. If a skater is low in the rankings and several big names are set to skate later, that performance may be cut.
- 3
Of birds: to make a sudden harsh call.
noun
- 1
A snack or light hasty meal.
- 2
obsoleteA cheek (part of the face).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).