merk
noun, verb
merk is spelled M-E-R-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, merk means “Alternative form of mark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of merk is merks.
How many letters and syllables are in merk?
| Letters | 4: M-E-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is merk?
Merk appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd 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 merk?
- Australia
Merk has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-merk.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with merk
Also written: mark.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of merk
- merks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- merking participle, present
- merked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does merk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteObsolete spelling of mark.
- 2
ScotlandAlternative form of mark.
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of murk (“to murder”).
- 2
slangTo run.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).