futhark
fu·thark/ˈfu.θɑɹk/noun
futhark is a noun meaning “The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-U-T-H-A-R-K and has 2 syllables (fu·thark), and it appears about once in every 29 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of futhark is futharks.
What does futhark mean?
noun
- 1
The Germanic runic alphabet; especially specifically the Elder or Younger futhark alphabet (of Scandinavia and the European mainland), as contrasted with the Anglo-Saxon futhorc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce futhark?
- UK /ˈfuː.θɑːk/
- US /ˈfu.θɑɹk/
Futhark has 2 syllables, split fu·thark in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-futhark.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of futhark
- futharks plural
- futharc
- fuþark
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is futhark?
Futhark appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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).
Where does futhark come from?
From the first six letters of the runic alphabet, ᚠ (“f”), ᚢ (“u”), ᚦ (“þ”), ᚨ (“a”), ᚱ (“r”), ᚲ (“k”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).