pooka
/ˈpuːkə/noun
pooka is spelled P-O-O-K-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pooka means “A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pooka is pookas.
How many letters and syllables are in pooka?
| Letters | 5: P-O-O-K-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 pooka?
Pooka appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 pooka?
- /ˈpuːkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pooka
- pookas plural
- phooka
- phouka
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pooka mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fairy that supposedly appears in animal form, often large.
The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.
- 2
A convenient storage location or hiding spot created by the arrangement or form of surrounding objects
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pooka come from?
From Old Irish púca (“goblin, sprite”), perhaps from a (nearly) identical Old Irish form, ultimately from Old English pūca (“demon”). Doublet of bucca and puck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).