spelunk

Questions about spelunk

What does spelunk mean?

spelunk means "explore natural caves".

How many syllables are in spelunk?

spelunk has 2 syllables: spe-lunk. The stress falls on "lunk". In IPA it is /spəˈlʌŋk/.

What is another word for spelunk?

Close synonyms include cave. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is spelunk a common word?

spelunk is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.