fook

/ˈfuːk/

//ˈfuːk// intj

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"fook" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fook” is uncommon English (frequency #54,781 among 2,507 “F” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,781
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fuck.

Corpus desk

Index EN-fook · fook · English

fook · rank #54,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,781
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH flightless

Nearest frequency peer: flightless (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “fook”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “fook” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for fook
PropertyValue
Headwordfook
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ˈfuːk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#54,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “fook” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).fookfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “flightless” (#54,780), “forethought” (#54,782), “flexibly” (#54,779). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fook” is #54,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

fook is uncommon English at frequency #54,781 among 2,507 “F” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈfuːk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fuck.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for fook in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: An eye dialect of fuck. The correct English form is fook, spelled F-O-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fuck.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how fook appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I thought, Who the fook is Faulkner? And how's he related to us Windsors?

Etymology

An eye dialect of fuck.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "fook"?
"fook" is spelled F-O-O-K. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfuːk/.
What does "fook" mean?
As an interjection, "fook" means: Fuck.
How do you pronounce "fook"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fook" is /ˈfuːk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fook"?
An eye dialect of fuck. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fook", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frag#54,784FIBA#54,776Gers#54,801DWTS#54,750

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list