spark
/ˈspɑɹk/noun, verb
spark is spelled S-P-A-R-K: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spark means “A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spark is sparks.
How many letters and syllables are in spark?
| Letters | 5: S-P-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 9.8 times per million words; the 7,224th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is spark?
Spark appears 9.8 times per million words in written English, the 7,224th 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 spark?
- UK /ˈspɑːk/
- UK [ˈspɑːk]
- US /ˈspɑɹk/
Spark has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-spark.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with spark?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as spark from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹk/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of spark
- sparks plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sparking participle, present
- sparked participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
- 2
A short or small burst of electrical discharge.
- 3
A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.
- 4
A small amount of something, such as an idea or romantic affection, that has the potential to become something greater, just as a spark can start a fire.
, Book IV, Chapter XVII But though we have, here and there, a little of this clear light, some sparks of bright knowledge
- 5
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the Indomalayan genus Sinthusa.
- 6
A ship's radio operator.
- 7
UKslangAn electrician.
- 8
A small collection of cells which briefly appears at the edge of a larger pattern before dying off.
- 9
A gallant; a foppish young man.
- 10
A beau, lover.
verb
- 1
To trigger, kindle into activity (an argument, etc).
- 2
To light; to kindle.
- 3
To give off a spark or sparks.
- 4
To shoot; to fire
- 5
archaicTo woo, court; to act the gallant or beau.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Spark in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | étincelle, flammèche |
| German | Funke |
| Portuguese | faísca, fagulha, chispa, faúlha, centelha , faiscar |
| Spanish | chispa, centella, pavesa, chiribita , generar, crear |
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.