holk
noun, verb
holk is spelled H-O-L-K: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, holk means “A hollow cavity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of holk is holks.
How many letters and syllables are in holk?
| Letters | 4: H-O-L-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is holk?
Holk appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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).
What rhymes with holk?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as holk.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kohl.
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 holk
- holks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- howk
- houk
- holking participle, present
- holked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does holk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA hollow cavity.
verb
- 1
UKTo dig out; make hollow; hollow out.
- 2
UKTo dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke.
- 3
UKTo dig up; excavate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does holk come from?
From Middle English holk, from Old English holc, holoc (“hole, cavity”), from Proto-West Germanic *holuk, from Proto-Germanic *hulukaz (“a hollow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, hide”). Equivalent to hole + -ock (diminutive ending).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).