dak
/ɖɑːk/noun, verb
dak is spelled D-A-K: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Dak, the name). As a noun, dak means “A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dak is daks or dâks.
How many letters and syllables are in dak?
| Letters | 3: D-A-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 24,170th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 dak?
Dak appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 24,170th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Dak, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dak?
- /ɖɑːk/
As a verb (“To suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants”): /dæk/.
Dak 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-dak2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dak.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dak?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dak from its last stressed vowel (/æk/, British pronunciation):
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 dak
- daks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dakking participle, present
- dakked participle, past
- dack
- dâks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A post system by means of transport relays of horses stationed at intervals along a route or network, carrying mail and passengers.
- 2
A dak bungalow.
- 3
obsoleteA journey using the dak system.
verb
- 1
AustraliainformalTo suddenly pull down someone's pants as a prank; to pants.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of dak (“Indian post system”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dak come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani डाक / ڈاک (ḍāk).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).