nek
noun
nek is spelled N-E-K: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting NEK, the name). As a noun, nek means “A col (a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nek is neks.
How many letters and syllables are in nek?
| Letters | 3: N-E-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is nek?
Nek appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes NEK, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with nek?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nek.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ken.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of nek
- neks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A col (a dip on a mountain ridge between two peaks).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does nek come from?
Borrowed from Afrikaans nek. Doublet of neck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).