sook

verb

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"sook" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sook” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,187
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of suck.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sook · sook · English

sook · rank #46,187 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,187
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sorbonne

Nearest frequency peer: Sorbonne (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “sook”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “sook” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sook vs sox
50% similar
sook vs soy
50% similar
sook vs sow
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sook
PropertyValue
Headwordsook
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#46,187
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sook”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).sooklands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Sorbonne” (#46,188), “snarl” (#46,184), “smattering” (#46,183). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sook” is #46,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around sook, averb. Corpus frequency is #46,187 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Alternative spelling of suck.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for sook, with forms such as "osok", "sok", and "soko". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sox", "soy", "sow", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck. The correct English form is sook, spelled S-O-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of suck.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sook appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ae hour's cauld will sook out seven years' heat.
  2. Tibbie an' Andro bein' at that moment in the act o' whirlin' roond us were sooked into the vortex an' upset likewise, so that here were haill four o's sprawlin' i' the floor at ance.

Etymology

English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osok
  • sok
  • soko
  • sookk
  • ssook

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sook - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

osok2sok1soko2sookk1ssook1
Edit distance from "sook"

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 "sook"?
"sook" is spelled S-O-O-K.
What does "sook" mean?
As a verb, "sook" means: Alternative spelling of suck.
What words are commonly confused with "sook"?
"sook" is commonly confused with "sox", "soy", "sow". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "sook"?
English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sook", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

saya#46,161Teng#46,214tivo#46,222whet#46,265

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

tulle5 variantswile5 variantsxoxo5 variantsaced5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list