uke
/juːk/noun
uke is spelled U-K-E: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, uke means “Clipping of ukulele” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of uke is ukes.
How many letters and syllables are in uke?
| Letters | 3: U-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th 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 uke?
Uke appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th 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 uke?
- /juːk/
As a noun (“The training partner against whom tori performs a move”): /ˈuːke/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uke.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-uke2.wav, En-Uke.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of uke
- ukes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uke mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalClipping of ukulele.
- 2
The training partner against whom tori performs a move.
- 3
slangA passive or submissive male fictional character in a same-sex relationship; a bottom.
noun
- 1
colloquialA Ukrainian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).