Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craik

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: craik
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of crake.

noun

Misspelling of craic.

name

A town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.

name

A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222.

name

A hamlet in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3408).

name

Example Sentences

"I have heard the word "craik" used by both the Irish and Scottish to mean "good conversation" or something close to that, varying a bit in context."
"Ye bust yer chops engineering intelligent monkeys an ye hae a guid craik wi them."

Inflected Forms

craiks (plural)

Questions

What does craik mean?: Alternative form of crake.

How to pronounce craik

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