polaski
noun
polaski is spelled P-O-L-A-S-K-I: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polaski means “A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polaski is polaskis.
How many letters and syllables are in polaski?
| Letters | 7: P-O-L-A-S-K-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 polaski?
Polaski appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 polaski?
Polaski has 3 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 polaski
- polaskis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polaski mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fire fighting hand tool consisting of ax or adz head on a wooden handle, used to dig a fireline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polaski come from?
Named for a forester, Edward Pulaski, who designed the tool.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).