pulk
/pʌlk/noun
pulk is spelled P-U-L-K: 4 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, pulk means “A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pulk is pulks.
How many letters and syllables are in pulk?
| Letters | 4: P-U-L-K |
|---|---|
| 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 pulk?
Pulk 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).
How do you pronounce pulk?
- /pʌlk/
- /pʊlk/
- /pulk/
As a noun (“A pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing…”): /pʌlk/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pulk.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pulk
- pulks plural
- pulka
- pulkha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice.
- 2
A pond or puddle; a small pool (especially of standing water)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulk in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense low-slung boatlike sled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pulka |
| German | Pulka |
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 pulk come from?
From Nordic languages: Norwegian pulk; Swedish pulka, Finnish pulkka, from Sami pul’hkē (compare Northern Sami bulki), from Proto-Samic *pulkkē.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).