yark
/jɑːk/verb
yark is spelled Y-A-R-K: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, yark means “To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in yark?
| Letters | 4: Y-A-R-K |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 yark?
Yark appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 yark?
- UK /jɑːk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-yark.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with yark?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as yark from its last stressed vowel (/ɑk/, British pronunciation):
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 yark
- yarks present, singular, he/she/it
- yarking participle, present
- yarked participle, past
- yerk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does yark mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bind or draw (especially leather or stitches) tight.
- 2
To hit, strike, especially with a cane or whip.
- 3
To crack (a whip).
he would throw a Dagger, and make a whip to yarke and lash [tr. faisoit craqueter], as cunningly as any Carter in France.
- 4
obsoleteTo make ready; prepare.
- 5
obsoleteTo dispose; be set in order for; be destined or intended for.
- 6
obsoleteTo set open; open.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does yark come from?
Uncertain, probably originally imitative; compare jerk, etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).