chark
/t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)k/noun, verb
chark is spelled C-H-A-R-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chark means “Charcoal; coke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chark is charks.
How many letters and syllables are in chark?
| Letters | 5: C-H-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 chark?
Chark appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 chark?
- /t͡ʃɑː(ɹ)k/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-chark.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of chark
- charks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- charking participle, present
- charked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Charcoal; coke.
- 2
A pointed stick, which when placed with the point against another piece of wood, and spun rapidly in alternate directions with the aid of attached cords, produces enough heat by friction to create a fire; a fire drill.
- 3
USA wine glass.
- 4
A Middle Eastern falcon, probably the lanner.
verb
- 1
To reduce by strong heat, as to produce charcoal or coke; to calcine.
- 2
ScotlandTo make a grating sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does chark come from?
A back-formation from charcoal (interpreted as chark coal).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).