Sauk
noun
Sauk is spelled S-A-U-K: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Sauk means “A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Sauk is Sauks.
How many letters and syllables are in Sauk?
| Letters | 4: S-A-U-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th 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 Sauk?
Sauk appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 Sauk?
Sauk has one syllable (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 Sauk
- Sauks plural
- Sac
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sauk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a certain tribe or group of Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands culture group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sauk in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of the group:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Sauk, Sac |
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 Sauk come from?
From French Saki, from Fox Thâkîwa, itself from athâwâwi (“yellow”) + neniwa (“man”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).