# sook

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #46,187

## Definitions
1. Alternative spelling of suck.

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

## Easily confused with
- **sox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sox)
- **soy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-soy)
- **sow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sow)
- **SOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sos)
- **sop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sop)
- **sou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sou)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sor)
- **sot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sot)
- **sov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sov)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-stop)
- **soon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-soon)
- **sort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sort)
- **spot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-spot)
- **soul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-soul)
- **suck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-suck)
- **soup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-soup)
- **sore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sore)
- **sour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sour)
- **sunk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sunk)
- **sooo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sook-vs-sooo)

## Common misspellings (5)
`osok`, `sok`, `soko`, `sookk`, `ssook`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sook