muke
mu·kenoun
muke is spelled M-U-K-E: 4 letters and 2 syllables (mu·ke). It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, muke means “Alternative form of mook” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of muke is mukes.
How many letters and syllables are in muke?
| Letters | 4: M-U-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mu·ke |
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 muke?
Muke appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 muke?
Muke has 2 syllables, split mu·ke in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of muke
- mukes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does muke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of mook.
- 2
A kind of tree spirit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does muke come from?
Mandarin, perhaps 木客 (mùkè, “tree-lodger”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).