nook
/nʊk/noun, verb
nook is spelled N-O-O-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, nook means “A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of nook is nooks.
How many letters and syllables are in nook?
| Letters | 4: N-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 22,965th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 nook?
Nook appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 22,965th 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 nook?
- /nʊk/
- /nʉk/
- /nuːk/
Nook 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nook.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-nook.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with nook
Also written: nuke.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with nook?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as nook.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: kono.
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 nook
- nooks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- nuke
- nooking participle, present
- nooked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does nook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.
- 2
A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy.
- 3
A recess, cove or hollow.
- 4
An English unit of land area, originally ¹⁄₄ of a yardland but later 12+¹⁄₂ or 20 acres.
- 5
archaicA corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
- 6
vulgarThe vagina-like genitalia of a troll, featured in Homestuck fanworks but not in canon.
verb
- 1
To withdraw into a nook.
- 2
To situate in a nook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Nook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coin, angle , recoin |
| German | Nische, Alkoven , stiller Winkel, Rückzugsort |
| Portuguese | canto |
| Spanish | rincón, sucucho, ostugo , recoveco |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nook come from?
From Middle English noke, nok (“nook, corner, angle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old English hnoc, hnocc (“hook, angle”), from Proto-Germanic *hnukkaz, *hnukkô (“a bend”), from Proto-Indo-European *knewg- (“to turn, press”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to pinch, press, bend”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).