# kook

> English word · Noun · IPA /kuːk/ · frequency rank #43,741

## Definitions
1. An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
2. A boardsport participant who lacks style or skill; a newbie who acts as if they are better at the sport than they are.

## Etymology
Possibly from cuckoo.

## Easily confused with
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kos)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kor)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kuo)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kop)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kool)
- **Kwon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kwon)
- **KORS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kors)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kota)
- **Kwok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kwok)
- **Kyoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kyoko)
- **kooky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kook-vs-kooky)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kook)
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kk-vs-kook)
- **KKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kkk-vs-kook)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koh-vs-kook)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kook)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koo-vs-kook)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kok-vs-kook)
- **Kik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kik-vs-kook)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kno-vs-kook)

## Common misspellings (3)
`kkook`, `kookk`, `okok`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kook