cleek
/kliːk/noun, verb
cleek is spelled C-L-E-E-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cleek means “A large hook” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cleek is cleeks.
How many letters and syllables are in cleek?
| Letters | 5: C-L-E-E-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is cleek?
Cleek appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 cleek?
- /kliːk/
Cleek 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-cleek.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cleek
Sounds like: clique (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cleek
- cleeks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cleeking participle, present
- cleeked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cleek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA large hook.
- 2
datedA metal-headed golf club with little loft, equivalent in a modern set of clubs to a one or two iron or a four wood.
verb
- 1
datedTo strike with the club called a cleek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cleek come from?
Borrowed from Scots cleek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).