Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yelk

/jɛlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yelk
IPA: /jɛlk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of yolk.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Eggs roasted hard, and the yelke taken out and salt putt in its stead."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

yelks (plural)

Rhymes With

milk elk welk whelk kelk spelk

Questions

How do you pronounce yelk?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɛlk/.
What does yelk mean?: Obsolete form of yolk.

How to pronounce yelk

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