kulak
/ˈkulæk/noun
kulak is spelled K-U-L-A-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kulak means “A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kulak is kulaks or kulaki.
How many letters and syllables are in kulak?
| Letters | 5: K-U-L-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 kulak?
Kulak appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 kulak?
- UK /ˈkuːlak/
- US /ˈkulæk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kulak.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kulak
- kulaks plural
- kulaki plural
- koulak
- kulack
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kulak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kulak in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense prosperous peasant:
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 kulak come from?
1877. From Russian кула́к (kulák, “wealthy peasant; fist; tight-fisted person”), plural кулаки́ (kulakí). Compare also Russian раскула́чивание (raskuláčivanije, “dekulakization”), подкула́чник (podkuláčnik, “subkulak”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).