pucks

/pʌks/

//pʌks// noun

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"pucks" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pucks” is uncommon English (frequency #51,332 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,332
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of puck

Key facts for pucks
PropertyValue
Headwordpucks
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pʌks/
Letters5
Frequency rank#51,332
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pucks” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pucks lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pucks is uncommon English at frequency #51,332 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pʌks/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

pucks doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is pucks, spelled P-U-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of puck
  2. 2
    Plenty; an abundance (of something).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pucks"?
"pucks" is spelled P-U-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pʌks/.
What does "pucks" mean?
As a noun, "pucks" means: plural of puck
How do you pronounce "pucks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pucks" is /pʌks/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pucks" come from?
"pucks" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “pucks”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-U-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pʌks/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list