dybbuk
/ˈdɪbʊk/noun
dybbuk is spelled D-Y-B-B-U-K: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dybbuk means “A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dybbuk is dybbuks or dybbukim.
How many letters and syllables are in dybbuk?
| Letters | 6: D-Y-B-B-U-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th 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 dybbuk?
Dybbuk appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th 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 dybbuk?
- /ˈdɪbʊk/
- /ˈdɪbək/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dybbuk.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dybbuk
- dybbuks plural
- dybbukim plural
- dibbuk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dybbuk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dybbuk in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dybbuk come from?
From Yiddish דיבוק (dibek), from Hebrew דבק (dovek, “cling”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).