mukluk
/ˈmʌklʌk/noun
mukluk is spelled M-U-K-L-U-K: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mukluk means “A soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mukluk is mukluks.
How many letters and syllables are in mukluk?
| Letters | 6: M-U-K-L-U-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 mukluk?
Mukluk appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 mukluk?
- /ˈmʌklʌk/
Mukluk has 2 syllables (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).
Forms of mukluk
- mukluks plural
- makluk
- mackaluck
- muck-a-luck
- muckluck
- muck-luck
- muckluk
- mucluc
- muklek
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mukluk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSA soft knee-high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik.
- 2
CanadaUSA laced winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubber sole and cloth upper.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mukluk come from?
Borrowed from Yup'ik maklak (“bearded seal”), referring to sealskin used to make boots, originally derived from Proto-Eskimo *makla (“bearded seal, spotted seal”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).