subak
noun
subak is spelled S-U-B-A-K: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, subak means “An ancient Korean barehand martial art” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of subak is subaks.
How many letters and syllables are in subak?
| Letters | 5: S-U-B-A-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 subak?
Subak appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
Forms of subak
- subaks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does subak mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Korean barehand martial art.
- 2
A communal organization for the irrigation of paddy fields on Bali.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does subak come from?
Borrowed from Korean 수박(手搏) (subak).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).