cruck
/kɹʌk/noun, verb
cruck is spelled C-R-U-C-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cruck means “A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cruck is crucks.
How many letters and syllables are in cruck?
| Letters | 5: C-R-U-C-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 cruck?
Cruck appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 cruck?
- /kɹʌk/
- /kɹʊk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cruck.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cruck
- crucks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- crucking participle, present
- crucked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cruck mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sturdy timber with a curve or angle used for primary framing of a timber house, usually used in pairs.
- 2
A vehicle that has features of both a car and a truck.
verb
- 1
To make lame.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cruck come from?
Perhaps from a dialectal variant of crutch or crook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).