how to pronounce puck

/pʌk/

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puck is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of puck in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it's Doug the puck so Nana doesn't …”

meanings of puck

noun:

  1. An object shaped like a puck.
  2. A mischievous or hostile spirit.
  3. A penalty shot.
  4. A pointing device with a crosshair.
  5. Billy goat.
  6. A hard rubber disc; any other flat disc meant to be hit across a flat surface in a game.

name:

  1. One of the satellites of the planet Uranus.
  2. A mischievous sprite in Celtic mythology and English folklore.

verb:

  1. To hit, strike.

puck frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word puck occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to puck

piqueluckpunkpackpluckpubpuppockpugpuff

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