puckle
noun
puckle is spelled P-U-C-K-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, puckle means “A fairy; elf; sprite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of puckle is puckles.
How many letters and syllables are in puckle?
| Letters | 6: P-U-C-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 puckle?
Puckle appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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).
Forms of puckle
- puckles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does puckle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe devil; Satan.
- 2
A fairy; elf; sprite.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does puckle come from?
From Middle English *poukel, *pukel, from Old English pūcel (“a goblin, demon, a mischievous spirit”), diminutive of pūca (“demon, goblin, imp”), equivalent to puck + -le. Cognate with Danish pokker (“devil, deuce”). More at puck.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).