# Kwok

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kwɔk/ · frequency rank #46,578

## Definitions
1. A surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 郭 (gwok³). Doublet of Guo and Kuo.

## Easily confused with
- **Kwon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kwok-vs-kwon)
- **Kyoko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kwok-vs-kyoko)
- **ko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ko-vs-kwok)
- **kk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kk-vs-kwok)
- **KKK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kkk-vs-kwok)
- **Koh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koh-vs-kwok)
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koi-vs-kwok)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kos-vs-kwok)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/koo-vs-kwok)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kok-vs-kwok)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kor-vs-kwok)
- **Kuo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kuo-vs-kwok)
- **Kik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kik-vs-kwok)
- **kno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kno-vs-kwok)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kop-vs-kwok)
- **know** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/know-vs-kwok)
- **kick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kick-vs-kwok)
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirk-vs-kwok)
- **Knox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knox-vs-kwok)
- **knot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/knot-vs-kwok)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kkwok`, `kowk`, `kwko`, `kwokk`, `kwwok`, `wkok`

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