Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alk

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: alk
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic spelling of auk.

Archaic

noun

Abbreviation of alkali.

adj

Abbreviation of alkaline.

noun

anaplastic lymphoma kinase

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] reindeer, wild boars, beavers, wood-grouse, and geir-birds (the great alk)."

Usage

Inflected Forms

alks (plural)

Questions

What does alk mean?: Archaic spelling of auk.

How to pronounce alk

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