Suffolk
/ˈsʌf.ək/noun
Suffolk is spelled S-U-F-F-O-L-K: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Suffolk means “A breed of draught horse, originally developed in Suffolk; an individual of this breed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Suffolk is Suffolks.
How many letters and syllables are in Suffolk?
| Letters | 7: S-U-F-F-O-L-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th 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 Suffolk?
Suffolk appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th 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 Suffolk?
- UK /ˈsʌf.ək/
- US /ˈsʌf.ək/
- US /ˈsʌf.ɪk/
Suffolk has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Suffolk.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Suffolk
- Suffolks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Suffolk mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A breed of draught horse, originally developed in Suffolk; an individual of this breed.
The Suffolk was a favorite of East Anglian farmers, and a small population remains beloved today.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Suffolk come from?
From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ (“south”) + folc (“folk”), equivalent to south + folk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).